Service difficulty report · Tube · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
October 26, 2011
Submitted
October 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4682
Aircraft time
921 hours, 2,646 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
921 hours, 2,646 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
350A54113800
Condition
Blocked
Location
Bleed Valve
Part time
921 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

DURING CLIMB, NOTIFIED OF SOME SMOKE TO THE LT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT NEAR THE DEMISTING VENT. SMOKE SLIGHT & APPEARED TO BE CONTINUOUS. VERIFIED NO VISIBLE FIRE OR SPARKS, & ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. CONFIRMED THE HEATING & DEMISTING KNOBS WERE CLOSED. DIVERTED FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED DUCTING FOR LEAKS OR DAMAGE, NONE FOUND. INSPECTION FOUND SMOKE TO HAVE A BURNING OIL ODOR. INSPECTED ENGINE AREA & FOUND OIL VENTING FROM BLEED AIR VALVE. INSPECTED EXHAUST VENT TUBE. FOUND TUBE HAD A DIME SIZED PIECE OF COKING THAT HAD SEPARATED FROM TUBE INNER WALL & WEDGED OPENING CLOSED. REMOVED TUBING AND CLEANED OUT ALL COKING. REINSTALLED TUBE. PERFORMED COMPRESSOR WASH AND RINSE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK. RAN ACFT WITH HEATERS & DEFROSTERS ON FOR 20 MINS UNTILL NO SIGN OF SMOKE EMINATED FROM SYS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK FLIGHT WITH HEATERS & DEFROSTERS ON. NO SMOKE. RETURNED TO BASE.