Service difficulty report · Acm · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 8, 2012
Submitted
August 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16951
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145063
Aircraft time
33,441 hours, 25,415 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Part
Acm
Part number
8152403
Part serial
9803047
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 1
Part time
18,254 hours, 14,085 cycles
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, THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, MX FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE TO BE A SEIZED NR 1 AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM). MX REPLACED THE ACM, PERFORMED OPS CHECKS AND CLEARED THE DISCREPANCY.

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