Service difficulty report · Smoke · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 20, 2006
Submitted
March 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145447
Aircraft time
11,029 hours, 7,578 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING FINAL DESCENT, NOTICED AN ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH POSSIBLE FIRE OR SMOKE. MOMENTS LATER CAPTAIN & F/O NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. POSSIBLE CONDENSATION ASSOCIATED WITH PACKS AND RAPID DESCENT THROUGH MOIST AIR DUE TO MODERATE RAIN. CAPTAIN NOTICED SMOKE/CONDENSATION COMING FROM BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL ABOVE CAPTAIN SIDE CLOCK, F/O NOTICED SMOKE WITH HIS READING LIGHT. RAN COCKPIT SMOKE PROCEDURE, TURNED OFF RECIRCULATION FAN FOLLOWED BY DONNING O2 MASK & GOGGLES. MOMENTS LATER ALL SIGNS OF VISIBLE SMOKE WERE GONE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. NORMAL APPROACH WAS CONDUCTED. MX RAN APU, PACKS, RECIRCULATION FANS, INSPECTED ELECTRONIC BAY BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMOKE OR SMELL.

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