Service difficulty report · Turbine · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
November 20, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft time
4,852 hours
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Turbine
Condition
Seized
Location
A/C Pack
Part time
350 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED WHITE SMOKE IN CABIN WHILE TAXING FOR TAKEOFF. PILOTS NOTICED A CAS LT PACK FAIL LIGHT AND AN AFT LAV SMOKE DETECT CAS MESSAGE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS AND PASSENGERS DEBOARDED. CAUSE OF SMOKE WAS TURBINE SEIZED CAUSING A LT PACK OVERHEAT. ENVIROMENTAL CONTROL UNIT (ECU) REPLACED. (TC NR 20071121004)