Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 27, 2008
Submitted
March 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500860
Aircraft time
8,753 hours, 7,926 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
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

ON FLIGHT 4371, CREW REPORTED ABNORMAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT ON CLIMB-OUT FROM, ODOR WAS INTERMITTENT SMELLED LIKE A COMBINATION DIRTY SOCK AND CHEMICAL. CREW PERFORMED APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE IN AOM 1 DECLARED PRECAUTIONARY (NOT AN EMERGENCY). RETURNED TO MDT. ALSO, LATER GOT PACK 1 OVLD AND PACK 1 OVHT AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF PACK SYSTEM IAW EMB 145 AMM 21-31-00-700-802. NOTED DIRTY SOCK SMELL WHILE RUNNING NR 1 PACK ALSO RECEIVED PACK 1 OVLD MESSAGE MEL'D NR 1 PACK PER MEL 21-29 AUTH 031085D-C. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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