Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 18, 2010
Submitted
May 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145108
Aircraft time
25,988 hours, 24,856 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FOR FLIGHT 4057 WHILE ON THE GROUND THE CREW NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE ODOR SMELLED LIKE FISHY BURNING PLASTIC. NO VISIBLE SMOKE WAS NOTICED. THE ODOR APPEARED ONLY IN THE COCKPIT. PASSENGERS ON BOARD DID NOT SEEM TO NOTICE ANY BURNING ODORS. THE CREW DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EICAS MESSAGES. THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AND WINDSHIELD HEAT WERE BOTH OFF, PACKS WERE ON. THE ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENGINES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED COCKPIT AND COMPONENTS FOR ANY TYPE OF ODOR. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT FOR 30 MINUTES WITH PACK NR 1 ON AND OFF. NO BURNING SMELL NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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