Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech C99

Difficulty date
April 26, 2013
Submitted
April 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N55RP
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U198
Aircraft time
25,691 hours, 42,955 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT 10000 FT, THE PILOT SELECTED BLEED AIR ON, AND THE CO-PILOT SELECTED WINDOW DEFROST. AT THIS POINT, WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS. THE PILOT SELECTED BLEEDS OFF, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO SALT LAKE CITY (SLC). IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AFTER A POWER RECOVERY WASH CONDUCTED THE NIGHT BEFORE, NOT ALL OF THE SOAP HAD BEEN CLEARED FROM THE ENGINE DURING THE POST WASH ENGINE RUNS. SLC MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES SOME MORE ON THE GROUND UNTIL NO MORE SOAP VAPOR WAS COMING FROM THE BLEEDS.

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