Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
August 9, 2003
Submitted
August 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
11,568 hours, 16,312 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
BYLF51514
Part serial
988
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
103,367 hours, 104,970 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 2167 AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, ENROUTE NO AIRFLOW COMING OUT OF COCKPIT VENTS. FA NOTED A TRICKEL OF AIR OUT OF CABIN VENTS. CABIN PRESS WAS NORMAL TO ABOUT 10,000 FT. AFTER CABIN RATE OF CLIMB STOPPED AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL CONTINUED WITH NO GAIN IN CABIN ALTITUDE. LEVELED AT 15,000 AND FA REPORTED TEMP UNBEARABLY HOT, SHORTLY AFTER REPORTED HOT SMELL AND SMOKE IN CABIN. BLEED WERE ON AND SELECTED TO MAX. CABIN DUCT TEMP GUAGE READ FULL COLD. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AIR DUCTING FROM AFT PRESSURE BULK HEAD AND FOUND COCKPIT DUCTING TO BE OFF AT 'Y' DUCT. RECONNECTED DUCTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED COCKPIT ZONE TEMP SENSOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.