SDR S2YA97005

Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE88
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
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

KE/SBN - FLT 1162 - THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR WHEN THE BLEED AIR VALVES WERE TURNED ON AFTER TAKEOFF. THE CREW PERFORMED AN AIR TURNBACK TO MKE AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE A/C, THEY NOTED THE PREVIOUS EVENING A COMPRESSOR WASH WAS PERFORMED ON THE LT ENGINE. THE A/C WAS GROUND RUN UNTIL THERE WAS NO MORE ODOR, THEN THE A/C WAS RELEASED. (X)

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