Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 21, 2008
Submitted
March 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12157
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145787
Aircraft time
12,204 hours, 6,397 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
UK
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

YYT - FLIGHT 2507, THE CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL THROUGH THE PACKS WITH THE APU RUNNING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE APU ON MEL 49-00-00 CAT C CONTROL NUMBER 141634, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON 03/20/08 FLIGHT 2017 THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE PACK SYSTEM USING THE APU WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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