Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
October 30, 2011
Submitted
November 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12160
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145799
Aircraft time
21,721 hours, 12,054 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 4379 EWR CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING TAXI ASSOCIATED WITH ADVANCEMENT OF THRUST ON ENGINE NR 2 AND PERFORMED GATE RETURN. EWR MX PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH PACKS OPERATING AND NO SMOKE OR SMELL NOTED. EWR MX SUSPECTS DE-ICE FLUID MAY HAVE CAUSED SMOKE/SMELL SINCE DE-ICING WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO TAXI. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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