Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
September 18, 2014
Submitted
September 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145074
Aircraft time
36,605 hours, 33,643 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AT 200 FEET AGL FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED & NOTIFIED FLIGHT CREW THAT SHE WAS SMELLING ELEC SMOKE & SOMETHING BURNING. COMPLIED WITH AOM ELECT SMOKE & MEMORY ITEM PROCEDURES. IMMEDIATE RETURN TO FIELD & DECLARED EMER. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. TURNED APU OFF, CROSS BLEED AUTO, ENGS 1 & 2 BLEEDS OPEN, PACK 1 & 2 WAS CONFIGURED WITH NO VISIBLE INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FIRE. NO ODOR OF ELEC SMOKE IN COCKPIT. TURNED ON ALL COCKPIT & CABIN LIGHTS FOR OVER FOUR HOURS & COMPLIED WITH ETN-EM-72-034 R9 WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ELEC, OIL, OR PLASTIC ODORS. CANNOT DUPLICATE SMELLS OR ODORS. THE ACFT RETURN TO SERVICE.

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