Service difficulty report · Cable · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
September 17, 2014
Submitted
September 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11155
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145782
Aircraft time
30,490 hours, 17,455 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 & 2 Buss
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG NAUSEOUS ODOR FROM THE PACKS WHEN ENGINE BLEEDS WERE POWERING THE PACKS, AND THAT THE ODOR REDUCED WHEN APU BLEED WAS USED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND A LOOSE BUSS 1 TO BUSS 2 INTERFACE CABLE ON THE LT POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX WITH MELTED HARDWARE. MAINTENANCE R & R THE AFFECTED HARDWARE, HEX SCREW, WASHERS & NUTS, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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