What was found
IAH - DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED A SMOKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF SMOKE SMELL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2007
- Submitted
- January 7, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16918
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145397
- Aircraft time
- 13,539 hours, 10,509 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.