Service difficulty report · Intake Duct · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 25, 2013
Submitted
March 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27152
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145759
Aircraft time
27,034 hours, 14,951 cycles
Part
Intake Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED AT APPROX 500FT AGL STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE AND VISUAL SMOKE COMING INTO COCKPIT THROUGH PACK DUCTWORK. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF PACKS AND RECIRCULATING FAN. SMOKE SUBSIDED AND THE CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY AIR RETURN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF DEICING FLUID IN APU AIR INTAKE DUCT. CLEANED AIR INTAKE DUCT RAN ENGINES WITH PACKS AND BLEEDS ON AT VARIOUS SETTINGS NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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