Service difficulty report · Unknown · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 4, 2018
Submitted
December 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673AV
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC673
Aircraft time
25,048 hours, 28,422 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Heater
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: THE PILOT REPORTED EN ROUTE FROM KHRI TO KPDX OF A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WARM AIR BEGAN BLOWING OUT OF THE COLD AIR VENTS. SMOKE SEEMED TO DISSIPATE WITH ONLY THE BLEED ON.

CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BLEED AIR SYSTEM FROM BOTH ENGINES INCLUDING ACM INTAKE, DUCTING AND VENTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH BLEEDS ON. AN ODOR WAS PRESENT BUT DISSIPATED QUICKLY. AFTER RUNNING BOTH ENGINES FOR 20 MINUTES AT HIGH POWER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED.