Service difficulty report · Acm · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 25, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
63,136 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Acm
Part number
78279018
Condition
Seized
Part time
53,708 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW MADE A GATE RETURN AS CABIN TEMP COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED IN MANUAL OR AUTO MODE. AFTER A SYSTEM RESET AND ENGINE START THEY BEGAN TO LEAVE THE APRON WHEN THEY HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. THEY RETURNED TO THE GATE AND PERFORMED A RAPID DEPLANEMENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ACM (AIR CYCLE MACHINE) SEIZED. P/N: 782790-18 S/N: 910242 TSN HOURS: 53708 , CYCLES: 65868 TSR HOURS: 270 , CYCLES: 339 A/C HOURS: 64432 A/C CYCLES: 66039 (TC# 20190726022)