Service difficulty report · Acm · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 14, 2011
Submitted
May 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145578
Aircraft time
24,552 hours, 19,731 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,793 hours, 18,539 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
8152403
Part serial
2004061034
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
15,097 hours, 14,054 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW REPORTED LIGHT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AT ABOUT 7,000FT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KORD, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL MET THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PLANE WAS EVACUATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN BLADES ON THE NR 1 AIR CYCLE MACHINE. THE NR 1 AIR CYCLE MACHINE WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN NOTED.

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