Service difficulty report · Valve · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
June 21, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Pack
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER BOTH ENGINES STARTED, NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN RELATED WITH A CAS MESSAGE "RT PACK FAIL" WITH AN ASSOCIATED SYNOPTIC ECS PAGE AMBER "RT PACK OVHT". BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN, APU LCV WAS CLOSED, DEPLANED PASSENGERS AND PROCEED WITH THE "RT PACK FAIL" CHECKLIST. BOTH ECS PACKS WERE OFF PRIOR TO ENGINE START IAW NORMAL CHECKLIST. "RT PACK OVHT" WENT OFF APPROX 10 SECONDS AFTER TURNING THE APU BLEED OFF. THIS OCCURED DURING ENGINE START. MX FOUND THE RT PACK VALVE NOT FULLY CLOSED DURING TROUBLSHOOTING. A REPLACEMENT VALVE ON ORDER AT THIS TIME.