Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 10, 2013
Submitted
April 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145101
Aircraft time
32,771 hours, 30,411 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
C14130AA
Part serial
498
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FOR FLIGHT 4100 THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ABOVE 80 KTS ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL WAS SENSED, TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED, THE FLIGHT ATTENDENT REPORTED THAT SHE ALSO SMELLED THE ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODORS. ALL THE PASSENGERS (INCLUDING TWO PILOTS SITTING IN THE MID AIRCRAFT) DID NOT SMELL THE ODOR. ONE PASSENGER SITTING NEAR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THOUGHT SHE SMELLED THE ODOR. WHEN CFR INITIALLY BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT THEY REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMOKE TYPE ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND UNABLE TO REPRODUCE OR LOCATE ANY ELECTRICAL ODOR. AFTER RETURNING TO GATE CB # 33 "STBY ALT" WAS OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STANDBY ALTIMETER IAW EMB 145 AMM 34-12-01. LEAK TEST GOOD IAW 34-13-00-790-804-A. OPC GOOD IAW 34-12-00-700-801-A, AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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