Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 10, 2012
Submitted
December 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120310
Aircraft time
37,104 hours, 53,778 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING INITIAL DESCENT WITH PACKS ON AUTO/LOW TORQUE TO 20% STARTED SMELLING A BURNING DUST SMELL (NOT POPCORN) PUT BLEEDS TO LOW, KEPT PACKS ON LOW AND SMELL SEEMED TO GO AWAY. FA THEN CALLED BECAUSE THE BATHROOM FIRE ALARM WAS GOING OFF, NO INDICATION/EVIDENCE OF A FIRE WAS FOUND. FIRE ALARM STOPPED GOING OFF SHORTLY AFTER. (FLT 5458) RAN PACKS FROM BOTH LT & RT BLEED SOURCES AT VARIOUS ENGINE SETTINGS, AND RAN PACKS AT VARIOUS SETTINGS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SMELL OR ALARM IN LAV. ALL SYSTEMS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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