Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 1, 2018
Submitted
December 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16147
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145749
Aircraft time
36,908 hours, 22,444 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit/Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
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.

What was found

ACRID BURNING SMELL DURING DESCENT THROUGH 10,000 FEET IN FORWARD CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. DEBRIEF: DURING DESCENT THROUGH 10,000' AFTER MANEUVERING AROUND A THUNDERSTORM THE CAPT/FO NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. SMELL BEGAN AFTER CLEARING THE STORM IN CLEAR AIR. CAPT STATED IN INITIALLY SMELLED SWEET TO HIM BUT THE FO FELT IT SMELLED ACRID/ELECTRICAL. THE SMELL IS STILL WEAKLY PRESENT IN THE CABIN. CREW OPENED THEIR GASPERS AND THERE WAS FRESH AIR COMING OUT, NO ABNORMAL ODORS. STRONG SMELL PERSISTED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND BEGAN TO DISSIPATE AROUND 5,000'. THE ODOR WAS STRONGER IN THE FORWARD CABIN/FLT DECK THAN IN THE REAR CABIN. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN OR FLIGHT DECK. PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-20-00-810. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. OCF SATISFACTORY.

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