Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
October 12, 2017
Submitted
October 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945UW
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000062
Aircraft time
22,981 hours, 18,926 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMB OUT, A STRONG ODOR PRESENT THRU OUT AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DESCRIBED IT AS A STRONG PLASTIC ODOR. NO SMOKE OBSERVED. THE ODOR DID DISIPATE A LITTLE DURING LEVEL OFF BUT PERSISTED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, TURNED OFF BLEEDS AND DUMPED CABIN. ODOR DISIPATED AND PLASTIC ODOR DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING DESCENT. ON ARRIVAL, VERIFIED RECIRCULATION AND MID EBAY FANS WERE SERVICEABLE. RAN APU, BOTH PACKS, AND ENGINES WITH BLEEDS ON, NO ODORS OR DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED IAW EMM 72-00-00-760-118. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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