Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 15, 2007
Submitted
December 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145760
Aircraft time
10,373 hours, 9,683 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

FLT 3483 SMOKE IN COCKPIT (NOT VISIBLE) ALSO DETECTED BY FLT ATTENDANT NEAR FWD CABIN AT COCKPIT DOOR. DISSIPATED WITHIN ABOUT 3 MINUTES. NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED ASAP. NO SYSTEM OR BREAKER ABNORMALITIES NOTED. PERFORMED CABIN/COCKPIT ODOR EVENT TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST AS PER ETN NR EM-72-034, ALSO PERFORMED ABNORMAL SMELL IN THE CABIN/COCKPIT TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE AS PER EMB-FIM 21-20-00-810-801A, INSPECTED ALL ELECTRICAL BUSSES, RELAY, FUSES, AND W/S'S CONTROLLERS, PERFORMED ELEC SYSTEM TEST USING ALL ELECTRICAL SOURCES. ALL OPER TESTS GOOD. NO SMOKE/ODOR NOTED. PERFORMED FCF AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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