Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 22, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
10,487 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
A/C Pack
Part number
9599060114
Condition
Failed
Part time
5,380 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT ECS WAS SELECTED ON AT PREFLIGHT CHECK. NO PROBLEM NOTICED. SOON AFTER ROUTINE TAKEOFF AN ODOUR WAS PREVALENT IN COCKPIT. ECS SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED AND ODOUR DISSIPATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLACE OF DEPARTURE WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS. PASSENGERS DEBOARDED AND CAPTAIN PERFORMED GROUND RUN TO TEST ECS. ODOUR RETURNED AS SOON AS ECS SELECTED ON. ECS SYSTEM WAS AGAIN DEAVTIVATED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE UNPRESSURIZED AND TROUBLESHOT SYSTEMS INDICATING COLD AIR UNIT WAS AT FAULT. UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. GROUND RUN PERFORMED WITH NO FAULT FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20060706005)