Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 28, 2016
Submitted
March 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145760
Aircraft time
31,408 hours, 27,158 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

STRONG SOLVENT SMELL ON FLIGHT DECK. SOLVENT ODOR INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY WHEN ACFT CONFIGURED FOR GATE DEPARTURE. CLEANED COCKPIT PEDESTAL AREA, VENTED COCKPIT BY OPENED SIDE WINDOW FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF RECIRCULATING SYS & AT THIS TIME NO STRONG SOLVENT SMELL NOTED.

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