Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 25, 2010
Submitted
February 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145679
Aircraft time
18,704 hours, 15,061 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,496 hours, 17,476 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
F, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT AT V1 THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. SHORTLY AFTER THE CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CREW DISCHARGED THE CARGO EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES, DECLARED AND EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO FIELD, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND HEAVY AMOUNTS OF DE-ICE FLUID ON THE FUSELAGE AND DRIPPING FROM THE DRAINS. THE ENGINES AND PACKS WERE RUN WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE DEFERRED AND WERE LATER REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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