Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
February 20, 2026
Submitted
February 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000942
Aircraft time
7,087 hours, 5,732 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT 2459. HOT PLASTIC SMELL WHILE APU WAS RUNNING. ROWS 1-6 STRONGEST SMELL. OPENED UP ALL GASPERS. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER GASPERS OPENED & TEMPERATURE IN CABIN REACHED 18 DEGREES C, WHERE THE THERMOSTAT TEMPERATURES WERE SET TO. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED APU SHUTDOWN AND WAITED 5 MINUTES WITH CREW. PERFORMED NORMAL APU STARTUP & PACKS, THEN WALKED THE LENGTH OF CABIN WITH CREW. NO ODORS NOTED. SUSPECT INITIAL HOT AIR SMELL FROM VENTS DUE TO MAJORITY OF GASPERS CLOSED. NO HISTORY 30 DAYS. A/C OKAY FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO PARTS REPLACED.

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