Service difficulty report · Acm · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 4, 2022
Submitted
March 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17169
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500844
Aircraft time
37,733 hours, 26,104 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
8152403
Part serial
200201194
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
29,904 hours, 26,281 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SMOKE OF AN UNDETERMINED ORIGIN IN COCKPIT IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 AIR CYCLE MACHINE. PACK OVER TEMPERATURE SWITCH AND PACK SETBACK SWITCH WIRES TO CONNECTORS SNAPPED OFF DURING PACK SYSTEM CHECK. RE-PINNED BOTH CONNECTOR WIRES. NO FAULTS OR WARNING/CAUTION ALERTS GIVEN DURING COOLING PACK OPS CHECK, AFTER RE-PINNING. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF PACK 1 AND CABIN PRESSURIZATION. OPS AND LEAK CHECK SAT. NO SMOKE OR BURNING SMELL NOTED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF BOTH PACK SYSTEMS, FOUND THAT PACK 2 WORKED FINE. PACK 1 DID NOT COOL VERY WELL AND THE ACM STARTED GETTING HOT QUICKLY. REMOVED ACM AND FOUND THE SHAFT FOR THE ACM TO BE WOBBLING. COULD SEE WHERE THE IMPELLER HAD BEEN DIGGING INTO THE CASE. REPLACED ACM, OPS CHECK AND PRESSURIZATION CHECKS GOOD.

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