Service difficulty report · Actuator Valve · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
May 18, 2018
Submitted
May 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT631B
Aircraft time
26,879 hours, 22,543 cycles
Part
Actuator Valve
Part number
9794584
Condition
Broken
Location
Ecs
Part time
1,501 hours, 1,168 cycles
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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING, THAT THE COCKPIT WAS VERY HOT. AFTER TURNING THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FROM AUTO TO MANUAL COLD, THE COCKPIT BECAME HAZY. A SHORT TIME LATER THE SMOKE STARTED TO CLEAR. THE PILOT ADVISED ATC, RETURN TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BLEED AIR HEAT, COOLING COMPONENTS FOR CONDITION AND OPERATION. THE LEFT ECS SLAVE VALVE ACTUATOR WAS FOUND BROKEN. REMOVED AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED VALVE ASSEMBLY. GROUND RUN OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.