Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 19, 2009
Submitted
April 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120293
Aircraft time
25,860 hours, 27,608 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL 250, A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED COCKPIT AND CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. GOT MUCH WORSE WHEN PACKS WENT FROM LOW TO NORM. SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED AND DESCENT WAS STARTED WITH PACS OFF. THE PACK SYS WAS PLACED ON MEL AND THE ACFT ENTERED A SCHEDULED C-CHECK. NUMEROUS COMPONENENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED INVOLVING THE PACK SYS DURING SCHEDULED C-CHECK THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE SUSPECT COMPONENTS FOR A SUCH A SITUATION. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED UPON RUNNING PACKS AFTER THE SCHEDULED MX C-CHECK WAS COMPLETED. MEL WAS REMOVED. NO FURTHER REPORTS OF ODOR SHAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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