Service difficulty report · Gasket · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 10, 2013
Submitted
January 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC645
Aircraft time
28,064 hours, 32,383 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Engine time
19,470 hours, 20,084 cycles
Part
Gasket
Part number
8687466
Condition
Blown
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMBOUT FROM LAS AND LEVELING OFF FOR 15000 FEET THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON VERY DIM TO A LOW STEADY LIGHT. THE PILOT REQUESTED RETURN TO KLAS. ON RETURN TO KLAS WITH THE BLEED AIR OFF AND THE POWER REDUCED FOR DESCENT THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE PILOT LANDED AT KLAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. PHX MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE, S/N P44209, AND FOUND A COMBUSTION CASE BLEED AIR PLUG GASKET, P/N 868746-6, BLOWN OUT AND LEAKING ALLOWING BLEED AIR TO BLOW ON THE FIRE DETECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BLEED AIR GASKET WITH NEW, GROUND RUN OPS CHECK OK. LEFT ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER LIGHT REMAINED EXTINGUISHED.