Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 25, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145525
Aircraft time
22,367 hours, 220,626 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
UK
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 4243 THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRE. THE SMOKE SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE GLARESHIELD AND BY BOTH SETS OF RUDDER PEDALS. THE ODOR WAS A SULFUR SMELL THEN WIRE BURNING. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO DTW. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CHAFING OF WIRE HARNESS W102-7473-24 LIMITED TO INSULATION ONLY, NO DAMAGE TO SHIELDING OR WIRING. PERFORMED WIRE INSULATION REPAIR IAW EMB140 AE SWPM 20-21-00 AND WM 23-80-51. ALSO AMM 23-81-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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