What was found
FLIGHT 2540 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN AND PERFORMED AIR RETURN UNEVENTFULLY. EWR MX PERFORMED ENGINE RUNUP (1 & 2) AT HIGH POWER WITH BLEED SYSTEM ON FOR 5 MIN. NO SMOKE NOTICED. ACFT APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2011
- Submitted
- March 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16987
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145261
- Aircraft time
- 26,146 hours, 19,660 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.