Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
November 29, 2007
Submitted
December 10, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N124LS
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14500948
Aircraft time
628 hours, 387 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Switch
Part number
SYLC518361
Part serial
051104
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

IN FLIGHT AC EXPERIENCED AND NR1 PAC OVLD IND WITH NR1 PAC AUTO SHUTDOWN. FLT CREW MADE AN IN-FLIGHT DIVERSION AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING. DOWNLOAD OF THE COMPUTER REVEALED 1 OCCUR OF NR1 PAC OVERTEMP AND 63 NR2 PAC OVERTEMP. LT AND RT PAC OVERTEMP SWITCHES FAILED BENCHCHECK. BOTH SWITCHES WERE REPLACED. DURING THE PAC SYSTEM OPS TEST DISCOVERED THE RT RAM AIR ACTUATOR HAD AN ELEC SHORT CAUSING THE CB TO POP. REPLACED THE RT RAM AIR ACTUATOR AND PAC SYSTEM OPS TESTS. DURING THE COMPUTER DOWNLOAD, 17 OCCURRENCES OF A NR1 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 PLUGS AND SWAPPED THERMOSTATS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. PERFORMED CENTRAL MAINTENANCE COMPUTER DOWNLOAD AFTER THERMOSTAT INSTALLATION WITH NO FAIL MESSAGES NOTED.

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