Service difficulty report · Acm · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 26, 2022
Submitted
August 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4355
Aircraft time
23,753 hours, 25,522 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
8209063
Part serial
2010110016
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Part time
23,754 hours, 25,523 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT CABIN PACK HOT CAUTION ILLUMINATED WHILE TRYING TO INCREASE CABIN TEMP. AT THE TIME OF ILLUMINATION , CABIN DUCT TEMP WAS INCREASINGLY DRASTICALLY. SHORTLY AFTER, SMOKE COULD BE SEEN AND SMELLED IN THE FLIGHT DECK, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE SAME FOR THE CABIN. BOTH IAC FOR SMOKE AND E&A CHECKLIST WERE PERFORMED FOR THE CABIN PACK HOT CAUTION LIGHT. CHECK LIST WERE SUCCESSFUL IN CLEARING OUT SMOKE, MOSTLY. SMELL OF SMOKE COULD BE DETECTED FROM FLIGHT DECK VENTS. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOR REPLACEMENT OF FAILED FLT COMPARTMENT (L/H) ACM, PACK FLOW CONTROL AND SHUTOFF VALVE, AND ECS ECU. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE ECS TEMPERATURE CONTROL REF AMM 21-61-00-710-803, OPS CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED REMOVAL OF ODOR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS REF AMM 21-00-00-160-801. NO FURTHER ODORS PRESENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.