Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 18, 2012
Submitted
October 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120349
Aircraft time
29,073 hours, 38,306 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PACKS GIVE OFF BURN ODOR WHEN IN "AUTO NORM" WITH TQ AT 65 PERCENT. ALSO DURING DESCENT BURN SMELL NOTICED WITH PACKS IN "NORM" WITH LOW POWER AT N 40 PERCENT. (FLT 1302) REPLACED LEFT ENGINE P2.5/P3 SWITCHING VALVE IN REFERENCE TO P&W MM.

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