Service difficulty report · Flex Hose · Beech B99

Difficulty date
January 18, 2016
Submitted
January 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199AF
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U161
Aircraft time
45,409 hours, 70,724 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Flex Hose
Part number
330995F40314
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE CABIN BLEED HEAT WAS TURNED ON, THE COCKPIT RAPIDLY FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE PILOT TURNED THE BLEED HEAT OFF & COMPLETED THE SMOKE IN COCKPIT CHECKLIST, THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC OF THE ISSUE, RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND AN OIL LEAK PRESENT ON THE LT ENG. INSPECTED THE LT ENG & FOUND THE FLEXIBLE OIL LINE TO THE LT AUTO FEATHER MANIFOLD LEAKING OIL FROM BEHIND THE B NUT FITTING. THIS OIL LEAK CAUSED OIL TO DRAIN INTO THE ENG INLET AREA CAUSING THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE BLEED HEAT WAS TURNED ON. R & R THE FLEXIBLE OIL LINE PN 330995F4-0314 WITH A SERVICEABLE LINE. LT ENG GND RUNS COMPLETED, OIL LINE LEAK CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. TIME IN SERVICE OF THE REMOVED OIL LINE IS UNKNOWN. THIS LINE IS ON CONDITION PART.

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