Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 1, 2007
Submitted
May 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145461
Aircraft time
15,400 hours, 12,589 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
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

FLIGHT 8288 - IAH-BRO - ON TAKEOFF THROUGH 2000 FEET THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AN UNUSUAL ODOR. LEVELED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY RAN MEMORY ITEMS PER SMOKE IN CABIN. THE F/A CONFIRMED THE ODOR AND BY THE TIME QRH WAS RAN FOR SMOKE IN COCKPIT THE F/A CALLED UP AND REPORTED ODOR WAS GOING AWAY. F/A DID CHECK OF THE CABIN, REPORTING BACK THAT EVERYTHING IN THE BACK WAS NORMAL. AT THIS TIME THE FLIGHT CREW DECIDED TO CONTINUE CLIMB UP TO 15,000 FT. MASKS CAME OFF AND EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING PERFECTLY NORMAL. ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRO BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE OF UNUSUAL ODORS FROM AC PACKS BEFORE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE NOTHING. TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER IN FLIGHT AT FL260, EXPERIENCED A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL SHO

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