Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
August 1, 2012
Submitted
August 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145264
Aircraft time
27,290 hours, 24,057 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLIGHT 2715, CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ODOR OF SMOKE IN GALLEY. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN GALLEY. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER STOPPING, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT COULD NOT DETECT ANY SMOKE ODORS AT THAT TIME. LOCATED THE ODOR IN THE GALLEY TRASH CAN BIN. ODOR WAS LIGHT AND DIMINISHING. CFR COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE SMOKE ODOR. FOUND ODOR IN GALLEY TRASH RECEPTACLE CLEANED TRASH RECEPTACLE IAW AMM CH 20-30-04. INSPECTED SURROUNDING AREAS IN GALLEY AND FORWARD OF GALLEY AND REINSTALLED COAT CLOSET PANEL 232AZ IAW AMM CH 06-41-04. NO EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL BURNING FOUND, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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