Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
February 14, 2008
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N91KM
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Aircraft serial
4697120
Aircraft time
1,485 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Engine time
1,485 hours, 1,226 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
101469002
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
1 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, B, A

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

What was found

MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT BLEED AIR TUBE ASSY (P/N 101469-002) DUE TO TIME CHANGE. THE ASSY WAS INSPECTED FOR CONDITION AND RECEIVING DOCUMENTS FOR TRACEABILITY OF THE PART. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING RECEIVING INSPECTION. GROUND RUNUP OK AFTER REPLACEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ACFT PREPOSITIONED TO KINT FOR PASSENGER PICK-UP. UPON DEPARTURE AND CLIMBOUT, PILOT NOTICED ODOR AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BLEED AIR SYSTEM. THE TUBE ASSY PREVIOUSLY REPLACED (P/N 101469-002), WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. THE TUBE ASSY WAS CLEAR EXCEPT FOR SOME TYPE OF CONTAMINATION WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE FOLDS OF THE FLEXIBLE PORTION OF THE TUBE ASSY. THE UNIT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLEANED, DRIED, AND REINSTALLED. GROUND RUN-UP PROVED SATISFACTORY. MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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