Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
October 21, 2006
Submitted
October 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27962
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145110
Aircraft time
18,566 hours, 13,965 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2080, THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 7,000 FEET NOTICED AN ACRID ODOR IN THE COCKPIT FOR 2-3 MINUTES, AND WHILE LEVEL AT 22,000 FEET THE ODOR RETURNED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN FOR 5-10 MINUTES, AND AGAIN WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 10,000 FEET THE ODOR WAS NOTICED AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE PACKS OFF BOTH THE ENGINES AND APOU WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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