Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
July 1, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
22,722 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5
Part
Buss Bar
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fwd Avionics Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) REPORTED A CHEMICAL/CHLORINE SMELL DURING THE CLIMB FROM FL180-FL250. IT DISSIPATED AFTER 5 MINUTES AND DID NOT RETURN. MAINTENANCE MET THE A/C ON ARRIVAL AND THE SMELL WAS STILL PRESENT IN THE FLIGHT DECK, IT APPEARED TO RESEMBLE AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. EXTENSIVE CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED INSIDE THE FWD AVIONICS BAY AND MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE EMERGENCY INTEGRATED CONTROL CENTER (EICC) CHASSIS/BOX HAS A HOLE BURNT THROUGH IT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION DISASSEMBLY OF THE EICC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A CIRCUIT BREAKER BUS BAR SCREW HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE CHASSIS FRAME CAUSING SOME ARCING WHICH ULTIMATELY BURNED A HOLE INTO THE SIDE OF THE EICC. EICC ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20190702021)