Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 16, 2018
Submitted
December 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145656
Aircraft time
30,282 hours, 26,600 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

ODOR OF DECOMPOSING VARMIT IN COCKPIT. FOUND MUFFLER DUCT DISCONNECTED FROM LT RECIRC FAN. SECURED MUFFLER DUCT IAW AMM 21-24-01. RAN BOTH ENGS AT IDLE, MAX POWER, & 75 TLA. INSPECTED IAW ETN-EM-72-034. ODOR INTERMITTENT AT HIGH POWER & NON-EXISTENT AT IDLE. COULDN`T DETERMINE LOCATION OR CAUSE OF ODOR. ODOR ALSO DETECTED AT ENG. SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED GVI OF EICAS DISPLAY, PFD'S, AND MFD'S & SMELLED DISPLAY AREA. COULDN`T LOCATE SOURCE OF ODOR. PERFORMED GVI OF FWD LOWER E/E BAY. NO DEFECTS NOTED. COULDN`T LOCATE SOURCE OF ODOR. PERFORMED NR 1 & 2 ENGINE IDLE RUNS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW ETN-EM-72-034. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW FIM 21-20-00-810-801-A, AMM 25-12-07, & AMM 36-00-00.

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