Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 14, 2007
Submitted
August 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120293
Aircraft time
22,159 hours, 23,949 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1945463
Part serial
103910
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

SMOKE/SMELL, FLIGHT 5010, PILOTS REPORTED LT ENGINE DUCT LEAK LIGHT AND DUCT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RT PACK APPEARED TO BLOW OUT HOT AIR AND SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING A TEMP THERMOSTAT IAW MM 21-10-09, LT AIR CYCLE MACHINE IAW MM 21-50-05, PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE IAW MM 21-50. THE FINAL FIX OCCURRED WHEN THE LT HEAT EXCHANGER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 21-50. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL TESTS GOOD IAW MM 21-50-00.

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