Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
July 1, 2010
Submitted
July 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145264
Aircraft time
22,930 hours, 20,160 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

ON FLIGHT 4521 DURING DESCENT THE CREW REPORTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE LIKE RELAYS OPENING AND CLOSING AND THEN SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. THEN NOISE AND ODOR WENT AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ELECTRICAL TEST IAW EMB AMM 24-20-00 EFIS SYSTEMS. WINDSHIELD HEAT OPERATIONAL CHECK AND MAIN GENERATOR OPERATIONAL CHECK FOUND ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL. NO CLICKING OR BURNING ODOR NOTED. CHECKED WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROL AND TERMINAL IAW EMB AMM 30-42-01, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. PASSED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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