Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 29, 2015
Submitted
May 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120318
Aircraft time
37,181 hours, 51,539 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Smoke
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

PACKS FAILED AND STARTED TO SMOKE AND THE SMOKE ALARM IN THE LAV ACTIVATED. SHUTOFF THE PACKS AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD. RAN LT AND RIT PACKS EXTENSIVELY UNDER VARIOUS ENGINE, APU BLEED SETTINGS. VERIFIED OPERATION OF FLAPPER/RAM AIR DOORS. VERIFIED NO SMOKE COMING FROM BALLASTS/CABIN LIGHTS. ALL SYSTEMS CHECK NORMAL. REPLACED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WITH NEW UNIT IAW AMM. PN: 0128.

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