Service difficulty report · Container · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
July 26, 2016
Submitted
July 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583JS
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000051
Aircraft time
5,381 hours, 4,841 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW617FE
Engine time
5,069 hours, 4,568 cycles
Part
Container
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEBRIEFED THE FLIGHT CREW, CREW REPORTED THERE WAS A SLIGHT FOG IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WITH A ACCOMPANYING ODOR OF HOT PLASTIC. VCS SYSTEM WAS OPERATED ON THE GROUND AND A SLIGHT ODOR OF CHEMICAL OR PLASTIC ODOR WAS NOTED. A SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINER WAS FOUND AGAINST THE COCKPIT EVAPORATOR VENTS CLOSING OFF 3/4 OF THE AIRFLOW, THE AREA WAS HOT AS WAS THE CONTAINER. PLASTIC CONTAINER WAS REMOVED, EVAPORATOR VENT COVER WAS REMOVED AND AREA INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED THE VCS SYSTEM NO DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AND OPERATED VCS SYSTEM, BLEEDS ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES, SMOKE OR PLASTIC ODOR COMING FROM ANY OF THE COCKPIT OR CABIN VENTS. INSPECTED AIR CONDITIONER DUCTS, HEAT EXCHANGER, COUPLINGS AND CONNECTORS NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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