Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
June 24, 2013
Submitted
July 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931XJ
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Aircraft serial
15193
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Overheated
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

2500 FT ON APPROACH, BOTH PILOTS SUDDENLY SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHILE CONTINUING APPROACH. ON LANDING, THEY EXECUTED EMERGENCY NON-NORMAL AND CHECKED THE ECS SYNOPTIC PAGE. FOUND LT PACK HAD POSTED A FAILED AUTO SHUTDOWN MESSAGE AND PACK WAS SHOWING A TEMP OF 99 DEGREES. ON GROUND SCANNED THE ACFT AND DID NOT FIND ANY HEAT SOURCES. SMOKE STARTED TO DISSIPATE ONCE LEFT PACK WAS SHUTDOWN.