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High ambient temperatures and a failed left air conditioning conspired a return for maintenance and ongoing delays for the balance of the days flying for an SF340 flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 881657 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
On climb out we noticed a burning oil type smell and isolated it to the left pack through the checklist. We were then unable to cool the cabin with the single pack we returned to our departure station. Maintenance and dispatch were both notified. Contract maintenance came out and MEL'd the left pack. We then ran the plane to cool the cabin; boarded the passengers and departed. It was; again; impossible to keep the cabin cool so upon arrival I contacted dispatch and maintenance control. Since we were keeping the plane we made the choice to delay the flight since the temperature was dropping and used multiple air carts to cool the plane so that the single pack would be able to keep the aircraft cool.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: High ambient temperatures and a failed left air conditioning conspired a return for maintenance and ongoing delays for the balance of the days flying for an SF340 flight crew.
Narrative: On climb out we noticed a burning oil type smell and isolated it to the left pack through the checklist. We were then unable to cool the cabin with the single pack we returned to our departure station. Maintenance and Dispatch were both notified. Contract Maintenance came out and MEL'd the left pack. We then ran the plane to cool the cabin; boarded the passengers and departed. It was; again; impossible to keep the cabin cool so upon arrival I contacted Dispatch and Maintenance Control. Since we were keeping the plane we made the choice to delay the flight since the temperature was dropping and used multiple air carts to cool the plane so that the single pack would be able to keep the aircraft cool.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.