Service difficulty report · Duct · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
September 30, 2014
Submitted
October 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC698
Aircraft time
30,161 hours, 43,225 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Air Sys
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 FLIGHT AT 12,000 PILOT NOTICED HAZE & SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN COCKPIT ALONG WITH SMOKE ODOR. PILOT DONNED OXYGEN MASK & SMOKE GOGGLES IAW GOM PROCEDURES. PILOT FOLLOWING PILOT QRH TURNED OFF BLEED AIR, DUMPED CABIN PRESSURIZATION & TURNED FAN ON OVERRIDE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDER. NOTED ACTIONS SEEM TO SOLVE THE ISSUE, PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED LOOSE BLEED AIR DUCT IN CABIN UNDER FLOOR, BLEED AIR DUCT WAS BLOWING HOT AIR ON CARGO BOXES & LABELS CAUSING SMOKE IN COCKPIT. INSPECTED SURROUNDING AREA FOR DAMAGE & SECURED DUCT & PERFORMED ENG RUNNING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL.