Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
November 5, 2021
Submitted
November 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120SB
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1462
Aircraft time
7,572 hours, 3,876 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN AND COCKPIT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM MYNN TO KATL. THE FLIGHT CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO KPBI FOR LANDING AND INVESTIGATION INTO THE SMOKE. THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL. CURRENTLY THE AIR CONDITIONING PACK IS SUSPECTED FOR THIS DISCREPANCY. THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION, THE LEFT AND RIGHT ACM'S, ACM BYPASS SHUTOFF VALVES, MODULATING WATER SEPARATOR ANTI-ICE VALVES AND THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SHUTOFF VALVE. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REINSTALLED, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.