Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 4, 2003
Submitted
May 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120317
Aircraft time
16,178 hours, 23,673 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Overheated
Location
Air Conditioning
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY. PACKS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN OVERHEATED. COOLED DOWN PACKS. NO VISIBLE SMOKE IN CABIN, BUT COULD SMELL PACKS BEFORE COOLING DOWN. LAV SMOKE DETECTOR CHECKED GOOD AFTER CABIN CLEARED OF PACK ODOR. CHECKED A/C PACK GROUND COOLING FAN AND RAN PACKS. PACKS CHECKED NORMAL. FOUND APU TO BE DEFECTIVE AND PUTTING OIL INTO BLEED LINES. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW EMB120 MM 49-00-02.

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