Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
September 17, 2006
Submitted
September 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831RP
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145663
Aircraft time
10,576 hours, 9,695 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A13
Part serial
CAE312248
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
7,958 hours, 7,222 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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What was found

WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 FT, EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PROCEEDED TO DON O2 MASKS & ACCOMPLISH THE -CABIN FIRE OR SMOKE- MEMORY ITEMS AND CHECKLIST. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE -LAV SMOKE- EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED. A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE MESSAGE APPEARED, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN, BUT NO FIRE IN THE LAVATORY. THE SMOKE HAD CLEARED, BUT AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND REQUESTED A LANDING IMMEDIATELY IN LITTLE ROCK. MEMPHIS CENTER CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TO 4000 FT AND CLEARED AIRCRAFT DIRECT TO THE SHERR OUTER MARKER ON THE 22R APPROACH. LEVELING OFF AT 4000 FT AND APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES FROM THE OUTER MARKER, THE SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR ONCE A

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