Service difficulty report · Panel · Emb EMB135ER

Difficulty date
April 30, 2009
Submitted
May 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926FM
Make and model
Emb EMB135ER
Aircraft serial
145466
Aircraft time
8,053 hours, 8,352 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Part
Panel
Condition
Inactive
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, THROUGH APPROX 17,000, FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE PC-POWER SYSTEM WAS TURNED ON, 1 PASSENGER MOMENTARILY SMELLED A FAINT ODOR, WHICH CAME & WENT QUICKLY, SMELLING LIKE ELECTRICAL SMOKE. NO OTHER PASSENGER IN THE AREA NOTED THE ODOR, NOR DID THE FLT ATTENDANT. AS A PRECAUTION, PC-POWER SYSTEM TURNED OFF. QRH PROCEDURES REVIEWED REGARDING SMOKE/ODOR IN CABIN, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. NO FURTHER ISSUES NOTED DURING FLT. MX POWERED UP ACFT ELECTRICAL SYS & OBSERVED FOR 1 HOUR. ALL INTERIOR SYS OPS NORMAL, NO ODORS NOTED. MULTIPLE OPS CHECKS OF PC-POWER SYS REVEALED SEATS 7BC DID NOT POWER UP & TEST PROPERLY. ENTIRE PC-POWER SYS PLACED ON MEL 25-60-02, PLACARDS AFFIXED & CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED & COLLARED. R & R ISPC IN ROW 7BC. INSPECTED WIRING & FOUND NO DEFECTS. SYS OPS FOR A TOTAL OF 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AMM TASK 24-20-05-400-801-A SYS HAS BEEN REACTIVATED, CB RESET & PLACARDS REMOVED. CLEARED MEL 25-60-02.

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