Service difficulty report · Acm · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 30, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
51,491 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Acm
Part number
78279018
Condition
Seized
Location
A/C Bay
Part time
38,107 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE CABIN TEMPERATURE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE IN AUTO AND MANUAL. UPON REACHING FL 230 THE CABIN PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A 10,000 FOOT CABIN. A RAPID DESCENT DOWN TO 8,000 FT WAS INITIATED. THE CABIN BECAME VERY HOT SO THE CREW DEPRESSURIZED THE ACFT AND USED RAM AIR VENTILATION TO COOL THE CABIN TO A COMFORTABLE LEVEL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE WAS SEIZED. THE ACM WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACM DETAILS: PN 782790-18, SN 870217, TSN 38107, CSN 37231, TSO 2951, CSO 2974.