Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 9, 2009
Submitted
December 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120297
Aircraft time
25,774 hours, 27,671 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SMOKE ALARM IN CABIN SOUNDED ON GROUND. FUNNY ODOR IN COCKPIT BEGAN TO DISIPATE WHEN ALT PACK TURNED OFF. MX SOUND EVIDENCE OF GLYCOL IN AND AROUND THE PACK AND COOLING FAN AREA. MX CLEANED THE AFFECTED AREA AND RAN THE PACKS FOR OVER 30 MINUTES WITH DEFECTES NOTED. REFERENCE MM 21-50-00.

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