Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
July 18, 2013
Submitted
July 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145073
Aircraft time
34,413 hours, 31,968 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit & Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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What was found

CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE FLT, CAPTAIN, F/O & CABIN SMELLED A SUDDEN, VERY STRONG ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRICAL. RECEIVED NO CAUTIONS OR WARNINGS ON EICAS & NO VISIBLE SMOKE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED ALL CABIN LIGHTS AND COCKPIT LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENTS. RAN BOTH PACKS SEVERAL HOURS, HOT AND COLD. RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH PACKS ON HOT AND COLD. FOUND NO ELECTRICAL ODOR IAW AMM 33-21-00, 33-15-00, 33-12-00, 33-11-00 AND PACKS AMM 21-51-00. RAN ENGINES IAW AMM 72-00-00. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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