Service difficulty report · Smoke · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 28, 2002
Submitted
April 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16718
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120136
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

VCT- DURING POST FLIGHT THE CREW NOTED THAT SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT WITH THE APU RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE APU AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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