Service difficulty report · Regulator · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
June 25, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Regulator
Part number
4020T35G04
Condition
Defective
Location
Bleed Air System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

APPROX 1 - 2 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START, CREW NOTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. ENGINES AND APU WERE SHUTDOWN AND A/C EVACUATED. SMOKE WAS TRACED TO THE BLEED AIR OF THE RT ENGINE. MX FOUND A DEFECTIVE CARBON SEAL PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.