Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
May 7, 2015
Submitted
May 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
362
Aircraft time
35,331 hours, 39,174 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Part number
22051204
Part serial
0485
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT 8277 EN-ROUTE, SMOKE IN COCKPIT. APPROX 60 MILES OUT, THE CREW DETECTED A STRONG SMOKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER AS SMOKE BEGAN TO BUILD IN THE COCKPIT. WHILE RUNNING THRU THEIR CHECKLIST, FOR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, THE SMOKE LIFTED & THE CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO THEIR DESTINATION. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE INSULATION SHROUD ON THE ENTRY DUCT TO THE RT PACK WAS DAMAGED, AS WELL AS DAMAGED BEARINGS ON THE RT PACK. DEFERRED BOTH THE RT BLEED VLV & THE RT PACK. TURBINE COOLING EN-ROUTE. PERFORMED LEAK DETECTION WIRE CHECK & OPERATIONS CHECK. BOTH CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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