Service difficulty report · Recorder · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 28, 2010
Submitted
June 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601DW
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145046
Aircraft time
28,747 hours, 24,880 cycles
Part
Recorder
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit Fda
Stage of operation
CR
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 FLT 3224 DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 360 ENCOUNTERED A 10 SECOND DURATION OF SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE CREW ALSO NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR AFTER THE TURBULENCE. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO GGG. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND 5 PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE DUTIES. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE PRIOR TO ENTERING TURBULENCE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED SEVERE TURBULENCE OR BUFFETING CONDITION INSPECTION IAW W/C 05-200-03. PERFORMED DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECORDER DOWNLOAD W/C 31-700-05. R & R THE DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECORDER ASSEMBLY. OPS TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 31-31-00. R & R COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER IAW AMM 23-71-01. ALSO FOUND AVIONICS MASTER 2 PUSH BUTTON LAMPS TO ALL BE BURNED OUT. R & R LAMPS IAW AMM 20-13-04. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE SMOKE ODOR DID NOT RETURN DURING INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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