Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 28, 2009
Submitted
January 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145427
Aircraft time
19,643 hours, 16,198 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,954 hours, 16,956 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
8166131
Condition
Disconnected
Location
A/C Pack Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
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 2897, CLE TO ATL - DURING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 FT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE FORWARD PART OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED OFF AND THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THROUGH EACH BLEED AND PACK AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB AGAIN AND THE SMELL CAME BACK AT ABOUT 12,000FT. THE FLIGHT CREW LEVELED OFF AGAIN AND THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL WAS NARROWED DOWN TO THE NR 1 PACK. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DIVERTED TO KCMH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN CMH THE NR 1 COOLING PACK WAS DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE IN KSTL THE PACK SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT AND A DUCT WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED FROM THE NR 1 HEAT EXCHANGER. THE DUCT WAS RE-CONNECTED AND THE PACK WAS RUN WITH NO FURTHER ODORS REPORTED.

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