I think it was FAM-2 or 3 in the E-2, (the first USN plane I have flown where the AC actually works fairly well) and it went stupid on us. Stuck full cold. Would be OK, but it's getting dark and it's now foggin like a mother.
Me (to IP): Hey dude, is it supposed to work this well? (I'm fanning the fog trying to see the altimeter)
IP: No, turn it down.
I turn it down (as in warmer), no response.. I try auto. It gets worse.
Ended up doing more or less the last part of smoke/fume elimination with the ditching hatches open to keep the fog out. I'd never flown the E-2 with the hatches open, it was kinda neat. Windy as hell though.
Really? Was the B that bad? I mean I obviously haven't been in the Gulf or even Guam yet, but our A/C works fairly well and steams like a MOFO when it's on.