SDR ASOA20120323043

Service difficulty report · Cdu · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date: March 23, 2012
Submitted: March 29, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N14939
Make and model: Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial: 145030
Aircraft time: 29,138 hours, 28,074 cycles
System (JASC): 3460 · Flight Management Computing Hardware System
Part: Cdu
Part number: 7007549901
Part serial: 97032284
Condition: Shorted
Location: Cockpit
Part time: 625 hours, 603 cycles
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: 9
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM BEHIND THE CAPTAIN`S SEAT AREA. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND THE FMS, CMU TO BE CAUSING THE ODOR. MX R & R THE FMS CDU, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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