Service difficulty report · Air Dist · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
May 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12709
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120101
Part
Air Dist
Condition
Smoking
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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 - FLT 3643 ON CLIMB-OUT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE SMOKE LIGHT ON THE MAP ILLUMINATED AT 10,000 MSL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN THE COOLING PACKS OFF OF THE APU, RIGHT ENGINE, LEFT ENGINE, AND INSPECTED THE CABIN LIGHTS AND GALLEY EQUIPMENT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE WITH NO REPEAT INCIDENTS TO DATE. (M)

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