SDR 000240

Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
January 29, 2003
Submitted
January 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft time
9,077 hours, 6,397 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT AT APPROX 4000CA AND FO NOTICED HOT ODOR. F/A REPORTED CABIN SMOKE; DONNED O2 AND GOOGLES, RECEIVED LAV SMOKE EICAS RETURNED TO SDF. CABIN TEMP REPORTED TO BE WELL ABOVE 100 PERCENT BY FA'S PAX FLOOR BOARDS VERY HOT. ALL OCCURRED AFTER SWITCHING FROM APU BLEED TO ENG BLEEDS. INSPECTED AND FOUND NR 2 PACK TO MALFUNCTIONING PER PACKS OF OF APU AND ENGINE WITH A/I ON AND OFF. WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE BURNING ODOR OR SMOKE. THERE WAS NO RISE OF CABIN TEMP ALL FLOOR BOARD REMOVED AT CABIN TEMP.

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