Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
August 15, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE LT PACK OFF(S) CAME ON EICAS. THE CREW DECIDE TO KEEP THE APU ON AFTER 5000 FT. THE CREW COULD NOT FIND A QRH FOR THE LOSS OF 1 PACK, BUT THEY TRIED TO RESET THE LT PACK WITHOUT SUCCESS. REACHING FL130 THEY DECIDED TO TRANSFER THE BLEED TO THE ENGINE SOURCE. THEY REDUCED ENGINE TO 80 PERCENT N1. THE RT PACK OFF(S) CAME ON EICAS WITHOUT OTHER CAUTION OR HI PRESS. THEY FOLLOWED THE QRH FOR AN UNPRESSURIZED CABIN BUT THEY WERE CONFUSED BETWEEN PACK ON AND PACK OFF. THEY TOOK PACK ON EVEN IF BOTH PACK WERE OFF. THEY INITIATED THE DESCENT TO FL 100 AT FL 120 THE CPT OPENED BY MISTAKE THE EMER DEPRESS FOLLOW BY CABIN ALT (C) ON EICAS WITH A SUDDEN CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION + CONDENSATION IN THE CABIN ASSOCIATED WITH ODOR SIMILAR TO ELECTRICAL FIRE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. CREW INFORMED PASSENGER AND DECLARED PAN PAN ON FREQUENCY FOR AN AIR TURNBACK DURING FINAL APPROACH , THE MSG STALL FAIL WAS POSTED ON EICAS WITH AN ELECTRICAL SMELL FOR 1 MINUTE. CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH AND LAND AFTER DISEMBARKING THE PAX, CREW AND SEVERAL PAX WENT TO THE INFIRMARY.