Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
December 19, 2013
Submitted
December 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613NA
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
197
Aircraft time
11,446 hours, 19,795 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A11
Engine time
10,906 hours, 18,668 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
6031C000001
Part serial
1178
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Ecs
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT NURSE NOTIFIED PILOT OF A BURNING SMELL IN BACK OF CABIN. NO FIRE WARNING INDICATIONS OR ENG INSTRUMENT IRREGULARITIES WERE SHOWING & NO SIGNS OF BURNING SMELL OR FIRE IN COCKPIT UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. PILOT WAS BESIEGED WITH A NOXIOUS, CHEMICAL BURNING SMELL, THE AFT CABIN WAS FILLED WITH A HAZY, WHITE SMOKE LEADING TO DESTINATION DIVERSION. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING NOTED THAT THE ECS CONTROL VLV WAS INTERMITTENT IN HOT COLD & REPLACED. ECS WAS WORKING CORRECTLY WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS.