Service difficulty report · Acm · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
November 16, 2008
Submitted
November 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10178
Part
Acm
Part number
GG670950093
Part serial
1003
Condition
Seized
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
5,579 hours, 5,574 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER LANDING AND TAXI TO GATE AT CLT, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM VENTS IN COCKPIT. CREW ELECTED TO STOP SHORT OF GATE AND EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND LT AIR CYCLE MACHINE SEIZED. LT AIR CONDITIONING PACK WAS DEFERRED. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. ON 081117 MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.