CRJ air cond w/huffer cart?

[Kneeboards Rock]

I was told by MX not to do this since the huffer cart does not care about the quality of the air it puts out, hence the bad smell. An engine will start with air pressure alone. An AC cart is designed to only blow fresh air and not possibly toxic fumes into the cabin.

 

[Flyin2low]

I'd forgotten about that option. Has anybody actually done this yet.

We had a 700 stuck in the Bahamas because the crew shut down both engines with an inop APU and the station didn't have an airstart cart. We flew in another 700 and did the 'jump start' via hose method. Well, the hose split during the start and it stayed there for another day. Our company had to charter a plane to fly in a huffer cart to get them out of there. It's must be pretty bad to be stuck in the Bahamas for a few days.

 

[shamrock]

We had a 700 stuck in the Bahamas because the crew shut down both engines with an inop APU and the station didn't have an airstart cart. We flew in another 700 and did the 'jump start' via hose method. Well, the hose split during the start and it stayed there for another day. Our company had to charter a plane to fly in a huffer cart to get them out of there. It's must be pretty bad to be stuck in the Bahamas for a few days.

Tip for ramper who "accidentally" split the hose: $50

Mini-vacation in the Bahamas: Priceless

 

[BLing]

Too bad the RJ doesn't have a hood on the nose that you can prop up just for asthetics.

Just pop the radome up...

 

[Stifler's Mom]

There you go.

 

[atrdriver]

why not just get an air cart? or is this just a hypothetical question?

Not all CRJs have the low pressure A/C connector. For instance, the ones that came from ACA didn't have that option.

 

[Stepclimb]

We had a 700 stuck in the Bahamas because the crew shut down both engines with an inop APU and the station didn't have an airstart cart. We flew in another 700 and did the 'jump start' via hose method. Well, the hose split during the start and it stayed there for another day. Our company had to charter a plane to fly in a huffer cart to get them out of there. It's must be pretty bad to be stuck in the Bahamas for a few days.

Does the hose have some sort of mechanism for holding open the check valve on the external 10th stage connection? It would appear to me, that the plane donating the air would not be able to get air out unless there is a way to force the one way valve to stay open....

 

[Stepclimb]

Just pop the radome up...

The radome on the CRJ goes to the side......You could always pop up one or both of the doors to the T/R's though.

 

[yournextFO]

Not all CRJs have the low pressure A/C connector. For instance, the ones that came from ACA didn't have that option.

They do now. And they also have conditioned air in the cargo compartment.