Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
June 16, 2014
Submitted
June 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14162
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500808
Aircraft time
27,481 hours, 15,954 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORTED DURING DESCENT AROUND 14,000 FT THE ODOR OF SMOKE AND FUMES IN COCKPIT FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE. ALL THREE CREW DONNED O2 MASKS NEVER SAW SMOKE JUST SMELLED IT AND IRRITATED EYES. MX PERFORMED A GVI OF BOTH ENGINES INLETS AND EXHAUSTS FOR OIL LEAKS NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR OR SIGNS OF SMOKE. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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