Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336PH
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3014
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TO
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

CREW REPORTED RECEIVING AN EICAS. LEFT PACK FAIL MESSAGE DURING TAXI. PILOT CYCLED THE LT PACK SWITCH,THE FAIL MESSAGE THEN CLEARED ITSELF. FAIL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER T/O. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH AN AMBER LAV SMOKE EICAS. CREW REPORTED, NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE COMING FROM THE LAV. JUST A SMELL OF FUMES. A/C RETURNED TO DENVER WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MX GROUND RAN THE A/C AND PERFORMED AN OP'S CHECK OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IAW AMM 21-21-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE A/C WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERV. THE CREW LATER REPORTED THAT THEY HAD AN EXTENDED TAXI PERIOD WITH THE ENGS IN GROUND IDLE AND A 12 KNOT TAIL WIND. SUBMITTER STATES, WE CAN ONLY SURMIZE THAT THE HEAVY TAIL WIND AND LO