Service difficulty report · Coupling · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
June 21, 2010
Submitted
June 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145604
Aircraft time
19,284 hours, 17,431 cycles
Part
Coupling
Part number
P1164
Condition
Defective
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON FLIGHT 4359 DURING THE CLIMBOUT PASSING THROUGH 7,000 FEET THE CREW RECEIVED A PACK 1/2 VALVE FAIL MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. THE CREW ALSO REPORTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE IN THE CABIN. THE ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATED WHEN THE PACKS WERE DESELECTED. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED BUT TRUCKS DID ROLL AS A PRECAUTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RE-SECURED CONNECTION AS REQUIRED. RAN PACK NR 2 ON AUXILIARY POWER UNIT, AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED COUPLING BETWEEN THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CYCLE MACHINE AS REQUIRED. GROUND RAN ENGINES AT TAKEOFF POWER AND TESTED COOLING PACKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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