Service difficulty report · Acm · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
September 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Acm
Part number
78279016
Condition
Seized
Location
Cabin
Part time
24,594 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT,THE CREW NOTICED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOWER THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE. MAINTENANCE TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A SEIZED ACM. THE ACM, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND CONDENSER/MIXER WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.