Service difficulty report · Acm · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
September 20, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft time
25,250 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Acm
Part number
78279018
Condition
Failed
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT IMMEDIATELY UPON TAKEOFF FROM THE AIRPORT. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SYSTEMS DETERMINED THAT THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULT WITH THE AFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM). THE OIL LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE LOW AND OIL CONTAMINATION FOUND IN THE AIR SIDE OF THE ACM. THIS FEEDS THE CABIN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SMOKE. THE AFT ACM WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER FAULTS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED BACK TO REVENUE SERVICE WITH NO RELATED FAULTS REPORTED .