SDR ASOA02590

Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
November 14, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120141
Part
Wire
Part number
W201162820
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
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

FLT 4835 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM XNA-DFW, A SMOKE SMELL OCCURRED IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO XNA. THE SMELL INTENSIFIED DURING THE RETURN UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT POWERED DOWN ON THE GROUND AFTER LANDING SAFELY IN XNA. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 INSTRUMENT CONSOLE COOLING FAN CONNECTOR WIRES BROKEN AND REPAIRED THE WIRES. COOLING FAN OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES AND SWAPPED BLEED SOURCES WITH NO EVIDENCE OF THE BURNED ODOR RETURNING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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