Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 5, 2005
Submitted
April 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145543
Aircraft time
8,946 hours, 7,291 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

C-CHECK TEST FLT, DURING ICE TEST, DETECTED A STRONG ODOR. MECH SAID ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH GREASE ON O-RINGS OF 14TH STAGE BLEED AIR VALVE. CREW RECEIVED NO INDS OTHER THAN ODOR, CONTINUED. AFTER T/O, AT 1,000 FT, RECEIVED A "LAV SMOKE" WARNING, ASSOCIATED WITH ODOR. MECH SENT TO LAV TO INVEST, INFORMED APPROACH OF IND OF SMOKE & WOULD RETURN, EMERGENCY NOT DECLARED. FOUND NO SMOKE OR FIRE IN LAV, BUT HAZE COULD BE SEEN. LEVELED OFF AT 3,000 FT & TURNED BACK , ODOR DISSIPATED & LAV SMOKE IND DID NOT RETURN AFTER RESETTING. RAN "LAV SMOKE" QRH, RAN ALL NORMAL CHKLISTS, & LANDED. NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN. MX PERFORMED OPS TEST OF NR 2 ENG PNEU SYS, NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. CONDITION CAN'T BE DUPLICATED IAW MM.

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