What was found
STRONG ODOR IN COCKPIT, NO REPORT FROM PREVIOUS CREW. NEW CREW REPORTED CHEMICAL ODOR WHEN ARRIVING TO THE A/C 1M MIN LATER. PLACED APU ON MEL 49-1.
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2026
- Submitted
- April 16, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N928AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500911
- Aircraft time
- 44,726 hours, 40,584 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.