Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 24, 2011
Submitted
April 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145576
Aircraft time
22,175 hours, 18,936 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Window
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, S
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 2801 THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING THE CLIMB (20,000FT) NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE/FIRE (NO SMOKE, NO FIRE) IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE AUTOPILOT FAILED WHEN INITIATED DURING TURN AND DESCENT. THE CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO SGF. WHILE RETURNING TO SGF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT IDENTIFIED THE ODOR COMING FROM ABOVE HER JUMPSEAT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDNET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. C/A: INSPECTED LEFT HAND POWER DISTRBUTION, FOUND CAPTAIN’S DV WINDOW LEAKING WATER ON RELAYS, RESECURED CAPTAIN’S WINDOW DUCT DRAIN TUBE IAW STANDARD MAINT PRACTICES. DRIED RELAYS AND RELAY RACK FOUND NO DEFECTS TO RELAYS OR RACK. REPAIRED CAPTAIN’S DV WINDOW FRAME SEAL IAW EMB AMM 56-11-03. RAN AIRCRAFT AND PRESSURIZED TO DELTA P 4.5 PSIG IAW EMB AMM 21-31-00. FOUND NO LEAKS, FAULTS, ODORS OR FUMES. THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW EMB AMM 22-11-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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