What was found
DURING INITIAL START-UP OF AIR CONDITIONER TO ACCOMPLISH SERVICING THE COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. THIS DESTROYED THE HONEYCOMB COVER, DAMAGED THREE STRINGERS AND PUNCTURED HOLE IN FUSELAGE.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- UA2R206L
Flight Program Maintenance Services - Aircraft
- N98
- Make and model
- Braero BAE125800A
- Aircraft serial
- 258156
- System (JASC)
- 2150 · Cabin Cooling System
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 12501605BSC
- Condition
- Exploded
- Location
- Aux Air Cond Sys
- Part time
- 4,026 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.