Service difficulty report · Flashlight · Emb EMB145MP

Difficulty date
October 9, 2005
Submitted
October 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145MP
Aircraft serial
145322
Aircraft time
11,889 hours, 10,599 cycles
Part
Flashlight
Part number
P2070005120
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

AT 28,000 FT, TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL FLOODED FLT DECK WITH NO VISUAL SMOKE. THREE PAX`S SAW BLACK SMOKE FROM ROW 3 THAT LASTED NO MORE THAN 10 SECONDS. RAN QRH. DIVERTED FLT TO ORF. FLT CREW TOOK MASKS OFF BELOW 10,000 FT. NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED. LANDED IN ORF W/O INCIDENT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF FWD ELECTRONIC BAY COOLING FANS; ALL OPERATING NORMALLY. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND BOTH PACKS AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. FERRIED TO CMH. TEST FLT REQUIRED DUE TO BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE IN CABIN. FOUND FWD F/A FLASHLIGHT HOLDER GETTING HOT. R/R`D FWD F/A FLASHLIGHT IAW EMB 145 MM 33-50-16. TEST FLIGHT COMPLETED, NO MALFUNCTIONS OR ABNORMAL EVENTS NOTED.

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