Service difficulty report · Acm · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 21, 2011
Submitted
March 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145097
Aircraft time
27,863 hours, 26,477 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
8152403
Part serial
9807063
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ac Bay
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 3902 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE STARTED WITH THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT ON, AND BOTH PACKS SELECTED A SMOKE ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW ALSO NOTICED A SMOKE HAZE. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY TURNED ALL BLEEDS, PACKS, AND RECIRCULATION FANS OFF. THE SMOKE/HAZE CLEARED OUT BY THE TIME THE CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE IAW ERJ 145 AMM 21-51-03 (LEFT). THE OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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