Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 13, 2005
Submitted
June 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61NE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC761B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
20475546
Part serial
541422
Condition
Seized
Location
Lt Air Con
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC HAD DEPARTED THE GATE AND WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE. SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER ACTIVATION OF THE LT AND RT AIR CONDITIONING SYS. SMOKE WAS NOTED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE SMOKE WAS ISOLATED BY TROUBLESHOOTING TO THE LT AIR CONDITIONER. THE AC RETURNED TO THE GATE AND MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THE LT AIR CONDITIONING COOLING TURBINE WAS SEIZED. THE AFFECTED COOLING TURBINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)