Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
May 3, 2021
Submitted
May 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972DC
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
14500812
Aircraft time
28,587 hours, 26,179 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB OUT OF MSP THEY RECEIVED A PACK 1 FAIL CAS MESSAGE. WHEN TRYING TO RESET PACK 1, PACK 2 FAILED. WHILE TRYING TO RESET BOTH PACKS THEY NOTICED CABIN ALTITUDE BEGINNING TO RISE. CREW ASKED ATC TO LEVEL AT FL190, UPON LEVELING THE CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO RISE AND ASKED ATC FOR A DECENT TO 10,000FT AND WERE GIVEN CLEARANCE. ONCE DOWN TO 10,000FT THE CREW RAN QRH AND WERE ABLE TO GET BOTH PACKS BACK ON LINE. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND ALL AGREED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS SAFELY CONTINUED AT 10,000 FEET AND CONTINUED ON TO TVF WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. MX PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND ON PACK 1 AND TRANSFERRED TO MEL 32763.

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