Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
January 7, 2018
Submitted
January 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359AD
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145169
Aircraft time
30,628 hours, 23,576 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT REPORTED, ON LANDING, A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM ROW 1. THIS IS THE FIFTH DISCREPANCY OF THIS NATURE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE PASSENGER OVERHEAD, SEATS, CABIN FLOOR, SMALL CLOSET, GALLEY AREA AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING OR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OVERHEATING. MAINTENANCE DID FIND A SMALL AREA OF DIRT IN THE PSU HOSE AT SEAT 2A. THE PILOT WAS ON BOARD WITH MAINTENANCE AND SAID HE NO LONGER SMELLED THE BURNING ODOR. IT IS NOTED THAT BOTH PACKS WERE IN OPERATION WITH HEAT TURNED ON, ALL AVAILABLE CABIN LIGHTING WAS TURNED ON. PSU AIR WAS TURNED ON AND NO BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. AT NO TIME DURING FLIGHT OR GROUND OPERATIONS WAS ANY EMERGENCY ACTIONS TAKEN. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO FURTHER ODOR ISSUES WERE DETECTED.

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