Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 27, 2015
Submitted
September 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14904
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145477
Aircraft time
34,773 hours, 26,654 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
7141431002
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD CABIN AND COCKPIT SMOKE IN FLIGHT FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, THE SMOKE WAS VISIBLE AND ODOR STRONG AND NOTICEABLE. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND PLACED THE BLEEDS ON MEL 36-11-05-1 AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT, PERFORMED FIM 72-00-00-990-086 WITH NO DEFECTS; FOUND A BLEED TUBE DISCONNECTED FROM HE NR 1 RECIRC FAN CAUSING "FOGGY AIR" IN THE CABIN, THE DUCT WAS RECONNECTED, OPS CHECKS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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