Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
July 21, 2012
Submitted
August 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829MD
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000049
Aircraft time
17,667 hours, 13,527 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
10018582
Part serial
0636
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
5,256 hours, 4,049 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT ON CLIMBOUT AT 1500 FEET HE SMELLED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONFIRMED SUSPICION. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK INTO DCA. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT MET THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. MX REPORTS THEY DID RE-PRODUCE THE PACK 2 FAIL AND THE SMELL. MX SAW SOME CMC FAULTS REGARDING THE CPCS CONTROLLER. MX WANTS TO ENSURE THE PRESSURIZATION IS OK. MX PRESSURIZING THE AIRCRAFT. CONFIRMED PACK 2 WAS AT FAULT. NO VISIBLE SMOKE PRESENT ONLY BURNING SMELL. MX R&R'D HEAT EXCHANGER AND ACM PER EMB AMM.

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