Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 12, 2020
Submitted
January 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7814
Aircraft time
37,282 hours, 36,009 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN SWITCHING RH PACK TO 10TH STAGE AIR RECEIVED A RH PACK HIGH PRESSURE CAUTION, WITH THE LEFT PACK ALREADY ON MEL. CREW COMPLETED QRH AND PERFORMED AN AIR RETURN TO IAD. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF RH PACK WITH APU BLEADS AND ENGINE BLEEDS SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH PER AMM 21-51-00 AND 71-00-00 OPS CHECKED GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED FER NARRATIVE FROM FLIGHT CREW. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT WE DISCUSSED THE MEL FOR THE LEFT PACK INOP AND REVIEWED THE PROCEDURE IN APPENDIX (B) FOR TRANSFERRING THE RIGHT PACK TO THE RIGHT ENGINE 10TH STAGE BLEED AFTER TAKEOFF. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO MY FO WHEN AND HOW WE WOULD ACCOMPLISH THIS PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO AVOID A PACK OVER PRESSURE SITUATION. DESPITE THIS MY FO TRANSFERRED THE BLEEDS AFTER TAKE OFF BEFORE I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO REDUCE THE N1 TO 60%. THIS IMMEDIATELY CAUSED A PACK HI PRESSURE AND AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN OF THE RIGHT PACK. WE SUBSEQUENTLY RAN THE THE QRH BUT WERE UNABLE TO RESTORE THE OPERATION OF THE RIGHT PACK. CONSEQUENTLY WE HAD TO RUN ADDITIONAL QRH. PROCEDURES AND CONDUCT AN AIR RETURN AND UNPRESSURIZED LANDING. THIS WAS MY FOÏ¿½S FIRST TIME OPERATING WITH A SINGLE PACK AND PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE IN APPENDIX (B). I THINK HE SIMPLY FORGOT THAT WE WERE SINGLE PACK AND TRANSFERRED THE BLEEDS OUT OF HABIT.