Service difficulty report · Acm · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
June 14, 2014
Submitted
June 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT566
Aircraft time
23,517 hours, 24,018 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
20475546
Part serial
641441
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
1,580 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL200 PILOT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE IN COCKPIT, PILOT DONNED OXYGEN MASK & SMOKE GOGGLES, NOTIFIED ATC OF SITUATION & PERFORMED EMER PROCEDURES IN QRH. PILOT TURNED OFF BOTH BLEED AIR SOURCES & STARTED EMER DESCENT, PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE LT ACM HAS AN INTERNAL LEAK CAUSING THICK WHITE SMOKE WITH BLEED AIR SYS ON. DEFERRED ACM, WE WILL SUBMIT A FOLLOW UP REPORT AFTER WE RECEIVE THE TEAR DOWN REPORT.