Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 15, 2014
Submitted
June 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120350
Aircraft time
31,701 hours, 43,455 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
SYLC51836
Part serial
296
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, SELECTED RT PACK TO AUTO LOW. SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. RECEIVED A RT PACK FAIL. RAN QRH, FAILED TO RESET. AT SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE LT PACK FAILED. RAN QRH PROCEDURE, PACK RESET, FAILED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. PACKS WERE LT IN CLOSED FOR SHORT DURATION OF FLIGHT. FOR TROUBLESHOOTING REPLACED LT AND RT HEAT EXCHANGERS. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND RT RAM AIR DOOR ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE IN THE CLOSED POSITION. R & R RAM RT AIR ACTUATOR.

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