Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
June 13, 2011
Submitted
June 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15527
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145413
Aircraft time
19,441 hours, 17,857 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,694 hours, 17,068 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF A SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN AND THE COCKPIT. A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION THEN APPEARED ON THE EICAS. REPORTED THAT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS THE ODOR AND THE INDICATION BOTH WENT AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ODOR AND ISOLATED THE SMELL TO THE LEFT ENGINE BLEED SYSTEM. REPORTED THAT WITH THE ENGINE BLEED CLOSED, THE ODOR WAS NOT PRESENT. MAINTENANCE LOCKED THE LEFT ENGINE BLEED SYSTEM CLOSED AND DEFERRED THE ITEM. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED IN KSDF OF 6/13/2011 WHEN AN OPS CHECK OF THE LEFT BLEED SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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