Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
December 10, 2007
Submitted
January 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
GW4R221M
StandardAero Business Aviation Services LLC
Aircraft
N124LS
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14500948
Aircraft time
628 hours, 387 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Actuator
Part number
SYLC518361
Part serial
051104
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AND NR 1 PACK OVLD INDICATION WITH SUBSEQUENT NR 1 PACK AUTO SHUTDOWN AS A RESULT MADE AN IN-FLIGHT DIVERSION AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING. PERFORMED DOWNLOAD OF THE CENTRAL MAINTENANCE COMPUTER WHICH REVEALED 1 OCCURRENCE OF NR 1 PACK OVERTEMP AND 63 OCCURRENCES OF NR 2 PACK OVERTEMP. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE LT AND RT PACK OVERTEMP SWITCHES FAILED BENCH CHECK. BOTH SWITCHES WERE REPLACED. DURING PERFORMANCE OF PACK SYSTEM OPS TEST, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RT RAM AIR ACTUATOR HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO TRIP. REPLACED THE RT RAM AIR ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED PAC SYSTEM OPS TESTS. DURING THE ABOVE CENTRAL MAINTENANCE COMPUTER DOWNLOAD, 17 OCCURRENCES OF A NR 1 PRECOOLER TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM FAIL MESSAGE WAS NOTED. ACCESSED FAN AIR TEMPERATURE THERMOSTATS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND UPON REMOVAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE PORTS ON EACH THERMOSTAT HAD SHIPPING PLUGS IN THEM. REMOVED THE SHIPPING CONNECTORS AND SWAPPED THERMOSTATS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. PERFORMED CENTRAL MAINTENANCE COMPUTER DOWNLOAD AFTER THERMOSTAT INSTALLATION WITH NO FAIL MESSAGES NOTED.

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