Service difficulty report · Acm · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
May 31, 2015
Submitted
June 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539XJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20230
Aircraft time
7,494 hours, 3,437 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
3471A020000
Part serial
00349
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
7,494 hours, 3,437 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A METALLIC SMELL & EVENTUALLY BLUE SMOKE AS THEY ROTATED. SUSPECTING AN AIR CONDITION PACK FAILURE THE PACK WAS TURNED OFF & RAM AIR OPENED TO CLEAR THE SMOKE. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & ON RETURN THE SMOKE & SMELL DISSIPATED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FOUND THE TURBINE WHEEL BEARING SEIZED ON THE ACM PN 3471A020000. THE ACM WAS REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED UNIT & ALL LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKS PERFORMED, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.