What happened
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(-23) On 12/18/00 at 14:35 e during taxi for departure at pit on taxiway f, the crew of psa flight 4085 a dornier D328 N460PS evacuated crew and passengers due to smoke in aft cabin. Airport emergency personal responded and no fire was found. The passengers were bussed back to the terminal and the a/c was taxied to the ramp without incident. Psa maintenance personel troubleshot the a/c and discovered two discrepancies. The aft cabin recirculation fan motor had failed and the check valve for the air flow system was stuckin the closed position. It was psa maintenance control opinion that the check valve being stuck closed caused the motor to over heat and fail. The parts to repair the a/c were flown in on a later flight and the a/c was returned to service after 24:00 e on 12/19/00. Psa maintenance reliability will submit a SDR report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/18/00 AT 14:35 E DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE AT PIT ON TAXIWAY F, THE CREW OF PSA FLIGHT 4085 A DORNIER D328 N460PS EVACUATED CREW AND PASSENGERS DUE TO SMOKE IN AFT CABIN. AIRPORT EMERGENCY PERSONAL RESPONDED AND NO FIRE WAS FOUND. THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED BACK TO THE TERMINAL AND THE A/C WAS TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. PSA MAINTENANCE PERSONEL TROUBLESHOT THE A/C AND DISCOVERED TWO DISCREPANCIES. THE AFT CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN MOTOR HAD FAILED AND THE CHECK VALVE FOR THE AIR FLOW SYSTEM WAS STUCKIN THE CLOSED POSITION. IT WAS PSA MAINTENANCE CONTROL OPINION THAT THE CHECK VALVE BEING STUCK CLOSED CAUSED THE MOTOR TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE A/C WERE FLOWN IN ON A LATER FLIGHT AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER 24:00 E ON 12/19/00. PSA MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY WILL SUBMIT A SDR REPORT.
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