Service difficulty report · Inlet Screen · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
April 20, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14054
Aircraft time
6,095 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
6,845 hours, 1,464 cycles
Part
Inlet Screen
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Alternate Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT APPROX 2000 LOCAL TIME, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW COMPLAINED OF AN ELEC BURNING SMELL. PILOT NOTICED IT SOON AFTERWARD. SHUT OFF A/C, SMELL REMAINED BUT FADED SLIGHTLY. TURNED A/C BACK ON & SMELL GOT MUCH STRONGER. TURNED OFF A/C, OPENED ALL VENTS, MONITORED VOLTAGE & AMPS, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS, DIRT & GRASS COMPACTION, IN INLET SCREEN OF THE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR FOR THE AIRCOM FWD BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. AFTER CLEANING SCREEN FROM DEBRIS, PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL GND RUN FOR 15 MIN WITH A/C ON HIGH SETTING. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.

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