Service difficulty report · Sensor · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
August 15, 2014
Submitted
August 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17159
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145792
Aircraft time
29,886 hours, 16,885 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
8152892
Part serial
03476
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Cabin
Part time
29,881 hours, 16,881 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

F/A REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM FLOOR VENT AT ROW NR 7 WHILE CLIMBING OUT AT 400 FT WITH BOTH PACKS OPERATING OFF APU. F/A DESCRIBED SMOKE AS "THICK AND GREY" MOVING ACROSS AISLE. CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE EMERGENCY AND AIR RETURN BACK TO EWR WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-20-00-810-801-A AND FOUND DUCT FOR AMBIENT TEMP SENSOR BOX ASSY AND AFT HOSE FOR RECIRCULATING FAN NR 2 DISCONNECTED. MX REATTACHED BOTH DUCTS AND R & R THE AMBIENT TEMP SENSOR WITH OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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