Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
July 13, 2010
Submitted
July 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N847AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145707
Aircraft time
17,673 hours, 15,721 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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

FOR FLIGHT 2737 WHILE AT THE GATE THE CREW REPORTED A HOT ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AND A SLIGHT SMOKE HAZE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT WHILE THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WAS RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ETN EM 72-034 R4 ENGINE ODOR EVENT TROUBLESHOOTING SUPPLEMENT. NO ELECTRICAL ODOR OR ANY OTHER ODOR WITH VISIBLE SMOKE WAS DETECTED AT THIS TIME. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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