Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 15, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145754
Aircraft time
20,775 hours, 17,934 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3053 THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SHE COULD SMELL GASOLINE LIKE FUMES FROM ROW 11 AND AFT OF ROW 11. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY SEVERAL OTHER PASSENGERS. THIS HAPPENED ON APPROACH. APU WAS OFF. NO FUMES WERE PRESENT ON THE FLIGHT DECK. THE CREW REPORTED THEY COULD NOT SMELL ANYTHING ON POSTFLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF AFT CABIN AND AFT FUSELAGE SECTION AND FUEL DRAIN AREA. NO FUEL EVIDENCE IS FOUND. PERFORMED EMB 140 ETN # EM-72-034-R4, ENGINE ODOR EVENT TROUBLESHOOTING SUPPLEMENT AND NO GASOLINE OR FUME WAS DETECTED AT THIS TIME. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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