SDR CHQA000419

Service difficulty report · Smoke · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
September 7, 2003
Submitted
September 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft time
1,167 hours, 1,083 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, B

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

What was found

FLYING SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 35 INTO MCO. RECIEVED A CALL STATING - SMOKE IN THE CABIN. NO INDICATIONS ON EICAS BUT COULD DETECT A BURNING SCENT ON THE FLIGHT DECK. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, TURNED OFF RECIRCS, DEPLOYED PILOT O2 MASK, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, TURNED OFF THE PACKS AND WAITED FOR CFR AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY ON THE LAST TAXIWAY. SMOKE IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED. RAN THE AFTER LANDING CHECKLIST, WHILE CFR EXAMINED THE EXTERIOR OF THE PLANE. NO SIGN OF FIRE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR. WAS ESCORTED BY CFR TO GATE.

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