Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
September 3, 2007
Submitted
September 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15941
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145035
Aircraft time
20,057 hours, 18,769 cycles
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.

What was found

LFT - FLIGHT 2734, DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUND THE ODOR TO BE COMING FROM THE PACKS WITH THE APU RUNNING. MAINTENANCE MEL'D THE APU 49-00-00 (C) CONTRO 128496, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON 09/04/07, IAH MAINTENANCE RAN THE APU AND PACKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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