Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
February 23, 2013
Submitted
February 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N734EK
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145371
Aircraft time
25,820 hours, 23,033 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
UK
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 4447 THE CREW REPORTED THEY COULD SMELL THE "SWEET" OIL SMELL - IT WAS NOT THE GLYCOL SMELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ETN-EM-72-034 VERIFIED OIL SMELL FROM NR 1 ENGINE AT MAX POWER. ALSO NOTED ENGINE PRESSURE IN AMBER RANGE (115) DURING MAX POWER. COMPLIED WITH RR FIM TASK 79-37-00-810-805. PERFORMED TEST OF NR 1 ENGINE FOR OIL PRESSURE ABOVE NORMAL LIMITS AND FOUND OIL PRESSURE TO BE WITHIN LIMITS AS INDICATED IN FIGURE 201 OF FIM TASK 71-00-00-810-804. COMPLIED WITH ETN EM 72 034 FOR ENGINE OIL ODOR EVENT AND RAN BOTH ENGINES FOR OVER ONE AND A HALF HOURS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ENGINE ODOR EVENT. THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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