SDR ASOA02619

Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 4, 2002
Submitted
January 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N262AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120146
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 4229 - DURING DESCENT INTO ILM, A BURNING SMELL OCCURRED IN THE COCKPIT WHICH APPEARED TO BE GLYCOL, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH THE SMOKE ALARMS SOUNDING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ILM. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES AND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT, PERFORMING OPERATIONAL CHECKS ON THE PACKS. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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