Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 8, 2001
Submitted
July 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18982
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145223
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 3925, THE CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN DURING CRUISE, AND AN OCCASIONAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AS WELL. THE CREW DEACTIVATED THE NUMBER TWO BLEED AS A PRECAUTION WITH NO CHANGE IN ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE APU AND ENGINE BLEED SYSTEMS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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