Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 1, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27200
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500956
Aircraft time
26,827 hours, 15,824 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
S30020SD
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

THE CREW REPORTED AFTER ENTERING ICING CONDITIONS AND ICE PROTECTION ACTIVATED, A LOUD THUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY THE STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE BY THE LAST 5 ROWS IN BACK OF ACFT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 11 MID COUPLING O-RINGS ON THE BLEED AIR SYSYTEM. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF BOTH PACKS. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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