Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 2, 2004
Submitted
March 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N22909
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft time
6,275 hours, 4,859 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Air Condition
Part time
6,359 hours, 5,682 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

CREW REPORTED, DURING ICE TEST FOUL ODOR NOTED, WENT AWAY AFTER ICE TEST. F/A INFORMED SAME ODOR BETWEEN ROWS 3-7. PACK NR 2 SELECTED OFF, ODOR DISSIPATED NEVER CAME BACK. ODOR LIKE BURNING PAPER. MX FOUND NR 2 ECU DUCT LINE CONNECTED TO CONDENSER/MIXER AND RAM AIR VALVE TO BE DISCONNECTED. MX REINSTALLED LINES, RAN ENGINES AND PACKS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR & OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT FLEW ONE ROUNDTRIP AND ARRIVED BACK IN EWR, CREW REPORTED, BURNING ODOR DURING ICE TEST, PREVIOUS WRITEUP. TROUBLESHOT ENG AND BLEED SYSTEMS, FOUND NR 2 ENG PRODUCING BURNING ODOR. AIRCRAFT FERRIED FOR MAINTENANCE. REMOVED & REPLACED NR 2 ENG, OPS CHECKS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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