Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
September 18, 2011
Submitted
September 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145541
Aircraft time
23,856 hours, 20,312 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TAXI FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE NEAR ROW 8. RETURNED TO GATE, OCE BACK AT GATE AND WALKING BACK TO CABIN IT WAS NOTICEABLY HOT. TEMPERATURE SELECTOR FOR CABIN WAS IN FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONTROL THE WHOLE TIME IN FULL COLD. INSPECTED AND FOUND BLOWN DUCT UNDERNEATH CABIN FLOOR SHOOTING CONDENSED MIST. F/A HAD SET TO FULL COLD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IN DIFF TEMP SETTINGS AND WITH ENGINE BLEED WITH RE-CONNECTED DUCT. NO DEFECTS/SMELLS NOTED. PER EMB 140 AMM 21-54-00. CC 665430.

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