Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
May 5, 2015
Submitted
May 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14198
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500951
Aircraft time
25,529 hours, 15,059 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER ICE TEST, AND ONCE PACKS WERE SELECTED ON THEY HAD NOTICEABLE SMOKE AND PARTICLES STATING TO FLOOD THE COCKPIT. BOTH PACK AND BLEED 1 WERE SHUTOFF TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. THE ACFT LANDED IN WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND PLACED PACK 1 ON MEL 21-51-00-3, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. R & R THE NR 1 ACM, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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