Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 22, 2004
Submitted
February 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145331
Aircraft time
9,059 hours, 7,276 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
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.

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF OUT OF MCO ON FLIGHT 6451, NOTICED A BURNING ODOR FAINTLY COMING THROUGH THE COCKPIT. F/O AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONCURRED. F/A REPORTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE GALLEY, NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FIRE. AIR TURNBACK INTO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT FIND INDICATION OF HOT SPOTS. MAINTENANCE THOROUGHLY CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT AND COULD NOT DETERMINE SOURCE OF REPORTED BURNING ODOR. THE ODOR COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED COMING FROM ANY COMPONENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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