Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
September 28, 2004
Submitted
October 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57734
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120199
Aircraft time
24,822 hours, 32,619 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 27,000 FT, SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED. VISIBLE SMOKE REPORTED IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDED WITH BLEED/PACK CONFIGURATION IN LOW/LOW, SMOKE CLEARED. REMOVED LEFT ACM & GROUND COOLING FAN, INSPECTED COMPONENTS FOUND NO DEFECTS. INSPECTED INLETS AND OUTLETS TO HEAT EXCHANGER ACM & GROUND COOLING FAN, FOUND NO OIL/FLUID RESIDUE. PRESSURE WASHED HEAT EXCHANGER, REPLACED HOSE FRAYED FROM WATER SEPARATOR TO SPRAY NOZZLE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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