SDR SWIA971948

Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 30, 2000
Submitted
September 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120269
Aircraft time
22,567 hours, 27,928 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Connector
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Air Inlet Switch
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE AIR INLET INOP (WHEN SWITCH IS ON AND OFF) FL 240, TEMP -14 DEGREES. IT BEGAN OPERATING AGAIN ON DESCENT (TEMP +5 DEGREES). RETURNED TO SLC. FOUND FRONT BELLOWS LOOSE AND CANNON PLUG ON DEICE PRESSURE SWITCH FULL OF WATER. CLEANED WATER FROM SWITCH AND CANNON PLUG. OPS CHECK WARNING SYSTEM AND BOOT GOOD. RESECURED BELLOWS AND CLEANED AREAS AS REQUIRED.

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