Service difficulty report · Acm · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 16, 2004
Submitted
August 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
318
Aircraft time
31,333 hours, 34,514 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Acm
Part number
78279010
Part serial
940616
Condition
Faulty
Location
Air Con
Part time
19,502 hours, 21,352 cycles
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

FLIGHT NR 3785 ENROUTE, REPORTED THE DUCT TEMPERATURE WOULD NOT GO BELOW 55 DEGREES. DURING GROUND OPERATION THE TEMPERATURE WOULD NOT GO BELOW 70 DEGREES WITH ASSOCIATED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTNENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND THE ACM TO BE AT FAULT. UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED. ALL CHECKS GOOD.