Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
May 29, 2014
Submitted
May 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
362
Aircraft time
34,816 hours, 38,724 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
8571C000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMOKE IN CABIN & AFW. DISCREPANCY, WHILE RUN & TAXI TRAINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED, THE CABIN WAS DISCOVERED TO BE FULL OF SMOKE. THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED & THE THREE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED THE AIRPLANE. THE FWD & AFT DOORS WERE OPENED TO VENTILATE THE CABIN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT & EMPIRE MX EXAMINED THE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NONE WAS FOUND. THE FLOOR & SIDE WALL AREA IMMEDIATELY NEAR THE BLEED DUCTS WERE EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. ACFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RAMP FOR MORE TROUBLESHOOTING. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NR 2 HEAT EXCHANGER WAS CRACKED. PART ENROUTE & WILL BE REPLACED.

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