Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 8, 2024
Submitted
December 10, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11164
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500817
Aircraft time
42,130 hours, 28,511 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
8166301
Part serial
200110091
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
13,159 hours, 11,946 cycles
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

FUMES IN COCKPIT ON DECENT. NO FUMES NOTED IN THE CABIN. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS WITH BOTH PACKS RUNNING. RUBBERY SMELL WAS ONLY NOTED DURING ENGINE 1 RUN UP. SMELL ONLY IN COCKPIT NOT IN CABIN. FOUND LH PACK HEAT EXCHANGER CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH HEAT EXCHANGER. INSPECTED POWER LEADS TO W/S HEAT CONTROLLERS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPE CHECK SAT OF LH PACK HEAT EXCHANGER. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. (THE FLIGHT DECK DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. THE CABIN DID NOT HAVE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED)

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