Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 14, 2009
Submitted
March 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
10,620 hours, 8,995 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,230 hours, 11,177 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 2
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 6010, LGA TO CMH - THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE, BUT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR IN THE AFT CABIN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE ODOR TO THE BE COMING FROM THE NR 2 COOLING PACK WHEN RUNNING OFF EITHER APU BLEED OR ENGINE BLEED SOURCES. THE NR 2 COOLING PACK WAS DEFERRED AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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