Service difficulty report · Pipe · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 2, 2012
Submitted
December 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145150
Aircraft time
31,770 hours, 29,370 cycles
Part
Pipe
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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 3526 THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG BLEED AIR SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN ON CLIMB AND DESCENT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED IT MADE HER COUGH AND WAS WORSE TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. COMPLIED WITH FIM 21-20-00 AIR CONDITIONING - DISTRIBUTION - ABNORMAL SMELL IN THE CABIN/COCKPIT. FOUND RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE INLET PIPE DISCONNECTED AND DRAWING AIR FROM INSIDE THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE COMPARTMENT. CONNECTED THE RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE INLET TO THE RAM AIR VALVE IAW AMM 21-25-01. NO ABNORMAL SMELL IN THE CABIN/COCKPIT NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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