Service difficulty report · Compressor · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
March 30, 2012
Submitted
April 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1171
Aircraft time
3,443 hours, 2,650 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Engine time
653 hours, 519 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
3039939
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
653 hours, 519 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

AFTER ROTATION, NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PASSENGERS ALSO REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. QRH WAS QUERRIED AND PERFORMED. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED FOR PASSENGERS, AND CREW DONNED MASKS. COOLING FAN SWITCH WAS MOVED TO OFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND A RETURN WAS MADE. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI. FOUND INLET COMPRESSOR LEAKING