Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 4, 2014
Submitted
October 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120335
Aircraft time
33,163 hours, 46,880 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT AT TOP OF CLIMB. SUBSIDED SLOWLY WITH DESCENT. NORMAL LANDING AT DESTINATION. INSPECTED ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN LT AND RT CONSOLES; INCLUDING WIRING TERMINALS, RELAYS, GCU'S, RCCB'S IAW WDM. INSPECTED AVIONICS BAY COMPONENTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKERS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED LT AND RT PACKS ON APU BLEED ONLY, THEN ON LT BLEED ONLY, THEN RT BLEED ONLY IAW AMM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF RECIRCULATION FANS IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR.

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