Service difficulty report · Acm · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
May 26, 2017
Submitted
May 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12135
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145718
Aircraft time
38,434 hours, 22,374 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
8152403
Part serial
200205092
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 1
Part time
35,987 hours, 20,634 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, POSSIBLY FROM THE F/O'S READING LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE COCKPIT WIRING TO BE SATISFACTORY AND THAT THE NUMBER ONE ACM HAD SEIZED CAUSING THE SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED ACM., OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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