What was found
PILOT REPORTED SMOKE ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK AFTER STARTING APU. MX PERFORMED A FEW APU STARTS NO SMOKE OR ODOR DETECTED IN FLIGHT DECK. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 24, 2019
- Submitted
- December 30, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N11539
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145536
- Aircraft time
- 42,078 hours, 32,573 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.