Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 10, 2012
Submitted
February 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12921
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145354
Aircraft time
26,729 hours, 20,323 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, RAN INTO HEAVY RAIN AND TURNED THE IGNITERS TO ON, AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED GETTING AN ODOR OF SOMETHING HOT, AFTER TURNING THE IGNITERS BACK TO AUTO THE ODOR WENT AWAY. THE F/A VERIFIED THE ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE FOREWARD CABIN ONLY. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, MX INSPECTED THE ACFT PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH IGNITERS IN "ON" MODE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED OFR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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