Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
April 27, 2006
Submitted
May 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N731BE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145356
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, SMELLED FUMES IN COCKPIT. AT 8000 FT, SMELLED FUMES AGAIN BUT MUCH STRONGER THIS TIME. F/A CONFIRMED BURNING SMELL. UPON REDUCING THRUST FOR THE DESCENT AND LANDING THE SMELL SUBSIDED AND DID NOT RETURN. THE AC WAS UNDER THE MAX LANDING WEIGHT UPON LANDING. THE PACKS WERE NOT ON FOR TAKEOFF NOR WERE THEY ON WHEN WE INITIALLY SMELLED THE FUMES. COMPLIED WITH BOROSCOPE, NO PROBLEMS. FOUND FCF PASSED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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