Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Gulstm GVSPG550

Difficulty date
August 25, 2025
Submitted
August 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608CL
Make and model
Gulstm GVSPG550
Aircraft serial
5262
Aircraft time
4,748 hours, 1,812 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Part number
22150803
Part serial
1429
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
4,748 hours, 1,812 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT COMING FROM LEFT SIDE FLOOR VENTS DURING CRUISE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BEGAN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, AND REMOVED ELECTRICAL POWER TO NON-ESSENTIAL CABIN ITEMS (WHICH SMOKE THEN DISSIPATED). CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND FAULTY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ECS) PACK DURING APU RUNS. LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE WAS SEIZED CAUSING LEFT PACK TEMP HIGH CAS MESSAGE. LEFT ECS PACK PLACED ON MEL, AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONED TO MAINTENANCE SERVICE CENTER WHERE LEFT ECS PACK IS BEING REPLACED AND CLEARING MEL.