Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 21, 2017
Submitted
December 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC635
Aircraft time
30,915 hours, 36,513 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
8323715
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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 EN-ROUTE TO KPHX WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE DEVELOPING IN THE COCKPIT AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE RIGHT WING OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED STEADY. THE PILOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURE COMPLETED THE CHECK LIST BY EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, THEN LANDED IN KPHX WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT’S RIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE WATER SEPARATOR BAG WAS EXTREMELY CONTAMINATED WITH DIRT AND REPLACED IT WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. THEN MAINTENANCE VERIFIED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OF THE RIGHT AIR-CYCLE MACHINE AND PERFORMED GROUND RUNS, OPERATION OF THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.