Service difficulty report · Unknown · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
October 8, 2015
Submitted
October 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC635
Aircraft time
30,171 hours, 35,395 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED THE RT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED & OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENG RUNS WITH THE RT BLEED AIR SYS ON & OFF, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. INSPECTED THE BLEED AIR DUCTS, BLEED AIR SYS & WING OVERHEAT SYS WIRING, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. NO DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.