Service difficulty report · Acm · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 4, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145673
Aircraft time
25,652 hours, 21,606 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
8152403
Part serial
9811041
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

ON FLIGHT 3226 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AT CRUISE THE FLIGHT CREW DETECTED TOXIC FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLD FUMES IN THE FORWARD CABIN. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAID THAT FUMES WERE CONCENTRATED IN THE FORWARD PART OF CABIN. THE CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN SAT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO FUMES DETECTED AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ETN-EM-72-034. ISOLATED LEFT PACK AIR CYCLE MACHINE MAKING BURNING METAL ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PACK AIR CYCLE MACHINE REF EMB 140 AMM 21-51-03. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK WERE GOOD. PERFORMED ETN-EM-72-034, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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