SDR S2YA98013

Service difficulty report · Precooler · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE108
Part
Precooler
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Engine
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

FLT 1157 - MKE-MSN - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A SLIGHT SMOKE HAZE IN THE COCKPIT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MKE. AFTER MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE A/C. AFTER TESTING ALL SYSTEMS FOR PROPER OPERATION. FOUND OIL IN THE RT ENGINE PRECOOLER. THE OIL WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE LEAKED INTO THE PRECOOLER WHILE REMOVED FROM THE A/C THE PREVIOUS NIGHT DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. THE PRECOOLER AND THE PRECOOLER BYPASS VALVE WERE CHANGED DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION. AFTER THE A/C WAS EXTENSIVELY RAN, IT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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