What was found
PILOT REPORTED SMELLING A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR DURING DESCENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ODOR. CHECKED ALL LIGHTING IN COCKPIT, AIR CONDITIONINGS, AND ICE TESTS. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2018
- Submitted
- April 19, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13118
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145675
- Aircraft time
- 41,430 hours, 24,334 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.