Service difficulty report · Acm · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 25, 2013
Submitted
January 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500806
Aircraft time
22,522 hours, 19,374 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
8152403
Part serial
200203040
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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 3419 THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE THEY NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR BRIEFLY ACCOMPANIED BY A FAINT MECHANICAL NOISE IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE CABIN, WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE ODOR SMELL AND NOISE WAS GONE. DURING THE DESCENT THE ODOR REOCCURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NR 1 PACK SYSTEM ACM INOP AND CAUSING THE SMELL. PACK NR 1 DEFERRED PER MEL 21-29 AUTH#011286D-C. INSPECTED CABIN AND COCKPIT FOR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF SMELL AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ACM IAW AMM 21-51-03. MEL RESTORED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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