Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
April 13, 2026
Submitted
April 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17146
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145746
Aircraft time
50,627 hours, 33,333 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

BURNING ODOR DURING ANTI-ICE OPS IN FLT FOLLOWED BY BLEED 1 LEAK. ODOR DIMINISHED LEAVING ICING CONDITIONS. CRISPY SWEET BURNING ODOR. THE ODOR ONLY OCCURRED IN THE FLT DECK, THE FLT ATTENDANT COULD BRIEFLY SMELL IT BUT IN THE FLIGHT CREW EYES WERE WATERING. THE ODOR LASTED ABOUT 5 MINS IN ICING CONDITIONS. SCREENS & EVERYTHING SEEMED NOTAL. DID NOT PUT ON O2 MASK. BLEED 1 LEAK IN FLT, RAN QRH MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED AFTER LEAVING ICING CONDITION & BLEED 1 BUTTON PUSHED OUT. ALSO HAD ICE CONDITION A/I INOP, WING A/I FAIL, STAB A/I FAIL, WITH A BRIEF ODOR WHEN EXITING ICE CONDITIONS. SUSPECT ODOR WAS FROM BLEED 1 LEAK. AFTER REPAIRING BLEED 1 LEAK, PERFORMED FIM, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR. NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED ANTI-ICING TEST A WITH CREW, NO MESSAGES. NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED FIM. FOUND MULTIPLE LEAKS ON BLEED AIR DUCT CLAMPS IN AFT AVIONICS BAY. SECURED. PERFORMED AIR BLEED OPS CHK AT HIGH POWER AND ANTI-ICE OPS CHK. OPS & LEAK CHECK SAT. NO DEFECTS.

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