Service difficulty report · Acm · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
64,120 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Acm
Part number
78279018
Condition
Failed
Part time
5,823 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 190, THE CABIN TEMP WENT UP TO 28 DEGREES AND WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE IN AUTO OR MANUAL. SHORTLY AFTER THE CABIN PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE CREW CARRIED OUT A RAPID DESCENT TO 8000 FT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACM PN 782790-18, SN 900749. ACM TSN 16984, CSN 17376, TSR 5823, CSR 5892. ACFT TSN 64558, CSN 69447.