SDR MALA100138

Service difficulty report · Acm · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 21, 2010
Submitted
September 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B426
Aircraft time
28,507 hours, 31,800 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Acm
Part number
7769106
Part serial
890858
Condition
Seized
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OPERATIONS WITH RT ENGINE FEATHERED AND RT HP ON, NOTED, A SMELL SIMILAR TO MATCHES. NOT LONG AFTER NOTICING THE SMELL, AIR GOT EXTREMELY HOT. F/A DID NOT FEEL HOT AIR IN THE CABIN AT THIS TIME. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON CWP OR OVERHEAD PANELS. TO ALLEVIATE THE HOT AIR TURNED THE RT BLEED OFF, ISOLATING THE RT ACM. AIRFLOW COOLED TO "LUKE WARM" BUT NEVER ACTUALLY GOT COLD. FEATHERED THE LT ENGINE AND TRIED COOLING BY UTILIZING THE LT HP SWITCH. CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK DID NOT COOL, AND HOT AIR CONTINUED TO BLOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ACM IAW CARD 215181 ALL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING ACM WAS FOUND SEIZED.

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