Service difficulty report · Duct · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
November 12, 2015
Submitted
November 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC473
Aircraft time
32,013 hours, 40,365 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED THE SMELL OF SMOKE, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE SMELL & RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THREE BOXES IN D BAY WITH MELTED PLASTIC LABELS ON THE BLEED AIR DUCT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE SMELL.