What was found
ORD FLT 5789 THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT RAM AIR VALVE LINEAR ACTUATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2010
- Submitted
- July 26, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14186
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500924
- Aircraft time
- 11,303 hours, 6,684 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2130 · Cabin Pressure Control System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- SYLC518361
- Part serial
- 2142
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Ram Air Valve
- Part time
- 11,304 hours, 6,685 cycles
- 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.