Service difficulty report · Sensor · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
May 15, 2018
Submitted
May 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT631B
Aircraft time
26,877 hours, 22,540 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
434422122
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
2 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H, E, A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT TO KLAN THAT THE LEFT WING OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED STEADILY. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FROM THE QRH CHECKLIST. THE ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT EXTINGUISH AFTER TWO AND HALF MINUTES. AS PER THE QRH, THE PILOT PERFORMED AN IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND DIVERTED TO KSUS. THE LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED LEAK CHECK INSPECTION OF THE LEFT NACELLE AND UNDER CARGO FLOOR AREA. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE WING OVER HEAT SENSOR LEADING INTO THE CABIN TO BE FAULTY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SENSOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. PART NUMBER “4344-221-22”. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH GROUND RUNS AND LEAK CHECKS AND OPERATION OF THE LEFT BLEED AIR SYSTEM WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASE FOR AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. CHECK FLIGHT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.