Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
December 10, 2007
Submitted
December 10, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N124LS
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14500948
Aircraft time
628 hours, 387 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Actuator
Part number
SYLC518361
Part serial
051104
Condition
Shorted
Location
Ram Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE IN FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AND NR1 PAC OVLD INDICATION WITH SUBSEQUENT NR1 PAC AUTO SHUTDOWN AS A RESULT THE FLIGHT CREW MADE AN IN-FLIGHT DIVERSION AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING. PERFORMED DOWNLOAD OF THE CENTRAL MAINTENANCE COMPUTER WHICH REVEALED 1 OCCURRENCE OF NR1 PAC OVERTEMP AND 63 OCCURRENCES OF NR2 PAC OVERTEMP. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE LT AND RT PAC OVERTEMP SWITCHES FAILED BENCH CHECK. BOTH SWITCHES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCHES. DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PAC SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RT RAM AIR ACTUATOR HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO (POP). REPLACED THE RT RAM AIR ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED PAC SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TESTS. DURING THE ABOVE CENTRAL MAINTENANCE COMPUTER DOWNLOAD, 17 OCCURRENCES OF A NR1 PRECOOLER TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM FAIL MESSAGE WAS NOTED. ACCESSED FAN AIR TEMPERATURE THERMOSTATS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND UPON REMOVAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE PORTS ON EACH THERMOSTAT HAD SHIPPING PLUGS IN THEM. REMOVED THE SHIPPING PLUGS AND SWAPPED THERMOSTATS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. PERFORMED CENTRAL MAINTENANCE COMPUTER DOWNLOAD AFTER THERMOSTAT INSTALLATION WITH NO FAIL MESSAGES NOTED.

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