Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 8, 2003
Submitted
October 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145506
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
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

DURING CLIMB CREW REPORTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR. NO SMOKE WAS REPORTED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND FLIGHT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THE ODOR DISSIPATED DURING DESCENT. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AN INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AVIONICS SYSTEM SHOWED NO DEFECTS. NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR ODOR OF SMOKE WAS FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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