Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 15, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33182
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500909
Aircraft time
10,641 hours, 6,090 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Contaminated
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

IAH - FLIGHT 2371 THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX GROUND RAN THE ENGINES TO REMOVE RESIDUAL OIL FROM THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM FROM A PREVIOUS ENGINE CHANGE, OPS TESTED THE PAX SYSTEM WITH NO SMOKE NOTED. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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