Service difficulty report · Duct · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
October 22, 2017
Submitted
October 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT566
Aircraft time
25,118 hours, 25,991 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
2784153007
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cockpit Air
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT INCREASED THE CABIN TEMPERATURE SETTING TO HOT AND NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT A FEW MOMENTS LATER. T DUMPED CABIN PRESSURE TO EXPEL THE SMOKE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LOWERED THE CABIN TEMPERATURE SETTING. SMOKE WAS NO LONGER NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED A RIGHT CONSOLE TUBING OUTLET CONNECTION AND PERFORMED GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH THE CABIN TEMPERATURE SETTINGS IN THE HOT POSITION. SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE CONSOLE TUBING WAS NOTED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED. NO FURTHER OBVIOUS DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE SMOKE SEEMED COME FROM AN OILY PRESERVATIVE ON THE RIGHT CONSOLE TUBING.