Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 13, 2005
Submitted
February 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145768
Aircraft time
3,262 hours, 2,814 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
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

CLIMBING AT 10,000 FT A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE SMELL GOT REALLY STRONG AND THE PILOT'S NOSE AND EYES BEGAN TO BURN. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGERS ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL. THE CREW CALLED ATC AND ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR A FIRE ON EICAS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND DE-ICING GLYCOL IN THE ENGINE INLETS. MAINTENANCE ALSO INSPECTED THE BLEED LINES AND BLEED VALVES IAW EMB 145 AMM 36-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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