Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 5, 2005
Submitted
October 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145451
Aircraft time
9,811 hours, 6,617 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT 6370 - RDU-MCO - INTERMITTENT ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT. SMELL RESEMBLES BURNING SULFUR, AND ALMOST HAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. VERY STRONG FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-60 SECONDS, THEN GOES AWAY. NO ACTUAL SMOKE WAS PRESENT. BOTH TIMES, STARTED WHEN ENTERING PRECIPITATION. INSPECTED UNDER FLOOR BOARD OF AFT CABIN FORWARD OF LAVATORY. INSPECTED UNDER FLOOR BOARD OF CARGO COMPARTMENT. ALL ACCESS DOORS OPENED AND INSPECTED. NO DISCREPANCY NOTICED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL. ALL WORK DONE IAW EMB 145 MM 36-00-00 AND 70-00-00 ENGINE RUNS.

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