Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
February 5, 2021
Submitted
February 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3071A
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
AC3071A
Aircraft time
35,950 hours, 48,450 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. TURNED OFF BOTH BLEEDS. SMOKE FILTERED OUT. RIGHT BLEED CAUSED NO MORE SMOKE. LEFT BLEED BROUGHT SMOKE AGAIN. FINISHED WITH RIGHT BLEED ONLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN KOMA. OMA MX- CHECKED GAS GEN. BREATHER TUBE FOR OBSTRUCTIONS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED START GEN. CARBON SEAL FOR LEAKS & NONE NOTED. CHECKED SCAVENGE OIL STRAINER PER P&W PT6A-65B FOUND TO BE CLEAN. CHECKED OIL FILTER & CHECK VALVE PER P&W PT6A-65B NO DEFECTS NOTED. MX DID NOTE OIL LEAKING FROM PROP GOVERNOR GASKET & OIL FROM LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DRIVE LEAKING FROM BROKEN DRAIN LINE HOSE INTO BYPASS & PRECOOL VALVES AND ASSOCIATED DUCTS IN LOWER NACELLE AREA. ORDERED REQ. PARTS PER REQ. #180767.

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