Service difficulty report · Clamp · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
September 12, 2017
Submitted
September 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824SA
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1523
Aircraft time
4,694 hours, 4,196 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

"ACS LOW INFLOW" CAS AT 27,000'. PERFORMED SYSTEM RESET PER QRH. CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. SECURED ACS SYSTEM PER QRH AND RETURNED TO OAK. CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM MEL'D PER 21-02-01 CAT C. PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ACTIONS, PULLED AND SECURED ECS CIRCUIT BREAKER, TIE WRAPPED OUTFLOW VALVE IN THE OPEN POSITION. FOUND WATER SEPARATOR ELBOW, CLAMP AND FLEXIBLE PIPE NOT CONNECTED CORRECTLY. POSITIONED ELBOW, CLAMP AND FLEXIBLE PIPE CORRECTLY AND RECONNECTED PIPES CORRECTLY. TIGHTEN ALL CLAMPS AND FLEXIBLE PIPES. PERFORMED GROUND RUN TEST 18 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM (OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM) WITH ENGINE RUNNING. OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS SATISFACTORY. NO ACS LOW IN FLOW CAS MSG NOTED. THIS CLEARS MEL 21-02-01.