Service difficulty report · Flashlight · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 6, 2011
Submitted
May 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145656
Aircraft time
20,503 hours, 17,236 cycles
Part
Flashlight
Part number
PA0100030
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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 3024 DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL FUME ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND FRONT OF CABIN. THE ODOR WAS NOTICED AFTER THE IN-FLIGHT ICING TEST. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO FAT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE GALLEY & FRONT OF CABIN IAW EMB AMM 05-50-00, AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS IAW AMM 71-00-00 AND A/I ADJ TEST IAW AMM 30-00-00, THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. PERFORMED TEST OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IAW AMM 21-20-00 AND NO ODORS WERE DETECTED. FOUND CAPTAIN’S EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT WITH AN EXPIRED BATTERY AND EMITTING AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. DETERMINED THAT THE EXPIRED BATTERY TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAIN’S EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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