Service difficulty report · Smoke · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 12, 2004
Submitted
March 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12135
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145718
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN UPON TAKEOFF. THE CREW RETURNED TO IAH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE. THE ENGINE AND BLEED SYSTEMS WERE RUN AND THE SMOKE ODOR COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DISCREPANCY WAS CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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