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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-145XR · Pittsburgh, PA · March 23, 2009

Date: March 23, 2009 · 10:55 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: C2XA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N34110
Reported as: EMB EMB145XR
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007A1E
People aboard: 35
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N34110Registered now · Embraer EMB-145XRS/N 145658 · Built 2002 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145XR Engine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) Flight 2035, returned to field and landed on runway 10L following indications of the smell of smoke in the cockpit and cabin, as well as the illumination of the "lav smoke warning" indicator. Maintenance personnel determined that the smell of smoke was emanating from the number 2 engine. Engine was replaced by maintenance personnel and aircraft N34110 was returned to service. A service difficulty report and mechanical interruption report were filed by the airline as required by regulation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT 2035, RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 10L FOLLOWING INDICATIONS OF THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN, AS WELL AS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE "LAV SMOKE WARNING" INDICATOR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS EMANATING FROM THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND AIRCRAFT N34110 WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT AND MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION REPORT WERE FILED BY THE AIRLINE AS REQUIRED BY REGULATION.