Service difficulty report · Cdu · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 10, 2011
Submitted
April 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145102
Aircraft time
28,445 hours, 26,321 cycles
Part
Cdu
Part number
111711P207000952
Part serial
1210
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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 FLIGHT 2815 DURING THE CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND FORWARD PORTION OF AIRCRAFT. NO VISUAL SMOKE WAS NOTED. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DFW. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF ALL ITEMS IN COCKPIT. FOUND THE NR 1 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT OVERHEATING AND FIRST OFFICER’S FLASHLIGHT HAD ELECTRICAL BURNT SMELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT P/N OFF 1117-11 S/N OFF: 1210. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS FLASHLIGHT P/N OFF: P2-07-0009-520. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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