Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 15, 2017
Submitted
December 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC635
Aircraft time
30,908 hours, 36,501 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Temp Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT WAS ON CLIMB-OUT FROM KPHX WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM BEGAN TO BLOW VERY HOT AIR FROM THE VENTS AND THE RIGHT WING OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED PROCEDURES TO REDUCE THE WING OVER HEAT CONDITION AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BACK IN KPHX. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE RIGHT HAND AIR-CONDITION CONTROL HAD TRIPPED. THIS CAUSED THE MIXING VALVE OF THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM TO BE STUCK IN THE FULL HOT CONDITION THUS CREATING THE EXTREMELY HOT AIR TO ENTER THE CABIN. ONCE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONALLY GROUND TESTED IN ALL PHASES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.