SDR MALA976534

Service difficulty report · Valve · Bac AVRO146RJ85A

Difficulty date
August 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520XJ
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Aircraft serial
E2345
Part
Valve
Condition
Iced Up
Location
Lt&Rt Pack
Stage of operation
CL
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

CLIMBING THROUGH 5000 FT, PACK 2 VALVE ON, RAN CHECK LIST NO HELP, 10 MINUTES LATER AT 17000 FT PACK 1 VALVE ILLUMINATES, ABLE TO KEEP ONE PACK ON BY SUPPLEMENTING WITH APU AIR. RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE FOUND AC IN MANUAL MODE WITH DUCT TEMP AT -20 DEGREES C, GROUND RAN APU AIR AND ENGINE AIR FOR 45 MINUTES, INSPECTED AIR CONDITIONING BAY FOR LEAKS AND DUCTING, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. BOTH PACKS RESPOND AS REQUIRED, SUSPECT ICED UP VALVES AT ALTITUDE. ALL CHECKS GOOD.