Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 27, 2009
Submitted
May 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120297
Aircraft time
24,437 hours, 26,348 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Pack
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

AFTER LANDING THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN WHICH CAUSED AN AURAL SMOKE WARNING. PILOTS SHUT OFF THE PACKS AND THE SMOKE WENT AWAY. NO PACK FAIL NOTICED. MAINTENANCE CHECED THE LEFT AND RIGHT GROUND COOLING FANS FOR OPERATION. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MX FOUND A RUBBER DUCT ON THE FORWARD END OG THE LEFT HAND GROUND COLLING FAN SLID AND DISCONNECTED CAUSING GROUND COOLING AIR TO ESCAPE. MAINTENANCE RECONNECTED THE DUCT AND TIGHTENED THE HOSE CLAMPS. CHECKED CLAMPS ON LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND PACKS FOR SECURITY. NO OTHER LOOSE CLAMPS OR LEAKS FOUND. MAINTENANCE OPERATED BOTH PACKS ON LOW ON THE GROUND IN ALL CONFIURATIONS AND TEMP GUAGES FOR TWO HOURS. BOTH PACKS OPERATION FOUND NORMAL AND NO SMOKE NOTED. REFERENCE EMB-120 MM 21-50-00.

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