SDR MALA070041

Service difficulty report · Heater · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 18, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B457
Aircraft time
19,066 hours, 20,616 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Eng Intake
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL INTO TVF ABOUT 8-10 MINUTES OUT, COCKPIT FILLED WITH A STRONG SMOKE ODOR. FA LATER REPORTED FAINT ODOR IN CABIN AND NO VISIBLE SMOKE. NOTED SHORT FINAL SHUT OFF BOTH BLEED VALVES. FOUND APPROX 2 1/2'' BY 2 1/2'' PIECE OF INTAKE HEATING MAT TO HAVE BROKEN OFF. INDICATIONS SUGGEST SOME PARTICLES MAY HAVE ENTERED THE RIGHT ENGINE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE LOWER FORWARD DUCT ASSY PN NH24668-081-08 SN OFF L155395 PN ON NH24668-169 SN ON L290559 IAW SAAB AMM 71-60-05. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE DEICE CONTROL MODULE PN 44730 SN OFF L248376 SN ON A00031 IAW SAAB AMM 30-20-15 PERFORMED GROUND RUNS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OF COMPRESSOR IAW GE MM 72-00-00, NO DEFECTS.

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