Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 10, 2012
Submitted
June 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660CC
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK319
Aircraft time
3,330 hours, 3,262 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Part number
45A63018
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
3,330 hours, 3,262 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

SMOKE AND UNCOMMANDED HEAT IN COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FREON AIR CONDITIONING SYS HAD BEEN DEFERRED DUE TO A DAMAGED DRIVE BELT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THE (M) PROCEDURE 21-50.1 CALLED FOR THE "AIR COND" CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE PULLED/COLLARED. WITH THIS CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED AIR CONDITIONING SYS GOES TO MANUAL MODE, NOT AUTOMATIC MODE THEREFORE THE CABIN VALVE GOES FULL HOT RESULTING IN EXTREME HEAT IN DUCTING WHICH ALSO CAUSED LIGHT SMOKE (PROBABLY FROM DEBRIS). RESET AIR/COND CIRCUIT BREAKER, SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER 410 FOR FREON AIR SYS VERIFIED FREON AIR SYS INOP. FOUND (M) PROCEDURE FOR DMI 21-50. 1 IDENTIFIES THE WRONG C/B FOR DEACTIVATION. THE FREON AIR CONDITIONING SYS WAS REPAIRED, THE DEFERRAL CLEARED. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS WAS VERIFIED TO BE OPS. MEL PROCEDURE 21-50-1 IS TO BE REWRITTEN.

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