Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 9, 2007
Submitted
December 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71GL
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120071
Aircraft time
36,622 hours, 40,451 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1945463
Part serial
109516
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Left
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

SMOKE/SMELL, ENROUTE, PILOTS REPORTED THAT SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN OUT OF THE HEATER VENTS. MX RE-INSTALLED A HOSE THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LT PACK. CHECKS ON GROUND WERE GOOD. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS UNSATISFACTORY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT HEAT EXCHANGER IAW MM 21-50. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE OK.

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