What was found
CREW NOTIFIED CLT MX OF EXHAUST FUMES IN COCKPIT. CLT MX CREW REPORTED SMELL IN COCKPIT, CABIN NORMAL, FUTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND APU BLEED CAUSE OF FUMES AND WAS PUT ON MEL. A/C DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES IN FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2026
- Submitted
- August 4, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N655AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145452
- Aircraft time
- 54,892 hours, 52,011 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Bleed Air Sys
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.