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A CL65 on leveloff at FL310 declared an emergency and diverted due to left pfd went blank. Smoke in cockpit and left pack overtemp trip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 639018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 639018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : primary flt display blank other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Leveling off at FL310 we had flight display failure. This was followed by smoke in the cockpit and a left pack overtemp. Due to the smoke in the cockpit and 2 system malfunctions, we declared an emergency and diverted into ZZZ. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated on leveloff at FL310 the captain's pfd went blank followed by light smoke. With the crew's attention focused on the failed instrumentation and smoke, the left pack tripped off with 'overtemp' indication. When the reporter was asked if the pack was operating in automatic mode, the reporter said 'no it was in manual, the automatic mode on this airplane never works and is always operated in manual.' on the ground, maintenance attempted to replace the pfd, but had none in stock so the removed unit was reinstalled and operated normally. The cause of the smoke was believed to have come from the left pack which was then deferred. The airplane was routed on a maintenance ferry to a maintenance facility. The reporter has no information on the maintenance action taken and the component that failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CL65 ON LEVELOFF AT FL310 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO L PFD WENT BLANK. SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND L PACK OVERTEMP TRIP.
Narrative: LEVELING OFF AT FL310 WE HAD FLT DISPLAY FAILURE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND A L PACK OVERTEMP. DUE TO THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND 2 SYS MALFUNCTIONS, WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED INTO ZZZ. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED ON LEVELOFF AT FL310 THE CAPT'S PFD WENT BLANK FOLLOWED BY LIGHT SMOKE. WITH THE CREW'S ATTN FOCUSED ON THE FAILED INSTRUMENTATION AND SMOKE, THE L PACK TRIPPED OFF WITH 'OVERTEMP' INDICATION. WHEN THE RPTR WAS ASKED IF THE PACK WAS OPERATING IN AUTO MODE, THE RPTR SAID 'NO IT WAS IN MANUAL, THE AUTO MODE ON THIS AIRPLANE NEVER WORKS AND IS ALWAYS OPERATED IN MANUAL.' ON THE GND, MAINT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE PFD, BUT HAD NONE IN STOCK SO THE REMOVED UNIT WAS REINSTALLED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE COME FROM THE L PACK WHICH WAS THEN DEFERRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS ROUTED ON A MAINT FERRY TO A MAINT FACILITY. THE RPTR HAS NO INFO ON THE MAINT ACTION TAKEN AND THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.