Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
November 20, 2009
Submitted
November 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96ZK
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120096
Aircraft time
37,662 hours, 40,671 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
NAS19220575
Condition
Loose
Location
Naca Vent
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

IN FLIGHT, THE RT PACK BEGAN TO ODOR OF SMOKE. PILOTS TURNED OFF THE PACK AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. THEY REPORTED THEY WERE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 250. MX TROUBLESHOT THE SYS AND FOUND THE DUCTING FROM NACA VENT TO BE LOOSE CAUSING INSUFFICIENT AIRFLOW TO THE RT PACK. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CLAMP AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD IAW EMB-120 21-00-00.

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