SDR ASOA020492

Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
September 8, 2002
Submitted
September 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120036
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, A BURNING ODOR CAME FROM THE PACKS WAS EXPERIENCED. THE CAPTAIN TURNED OFF BOTH THE LT AND RT PACKS SEPARATELY AND DETERMINED THE RIGHT PACK WAS EMITTING THE SMELL. SUBSEQUENTLY THE RIGHT PACK WAS TURNED OFF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT AND THE SMELL DISCONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT DUE TO SUSPECTED OIL COMING FROM THE BLEED. THIS MRR WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE DEFERRAL HAS BEEN CLEARED AND THE CAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCY CAN BE DETERMINED.

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