Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 9, 2018
Submitted
May 14, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500813
Aircraft time
33,391 hours, 29,368 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit & 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

CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FT, A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. AFTER LANDING THE NR 1 PACK OVERHEAT EICAS MESSAGE PRESENTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ACM IAW AMM 21-51-03. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. COMPLIED WITH ETN-EM-72-034. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT DUAL HEAT EXCHANGER IAW AMM 21-51-02. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CONDENSER-MIXER IAW AMM 21-51-04. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. WHILE PERFORMING ETN-EM-72-034 FOR THE ODOR EVENT, AT STEP 2, ITEM 10 - MAX POWER, LOUD GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE NR PACK FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS, FOLLOWED BY THE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT FOR APROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE RT PACK IAW AMM 21-51-00-200-801-A. NO DAMAGE FOUND. PERFORMED ETN-EM-72-034 AGAIN AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. THE RT PACK IS OPERATING NORMALLY.

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