Service difficulty report · Filter · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
June 4, 2025
Submitted
June 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163SY
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000577
Aircraft time
22,242 hours, 13,348 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
10014502
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
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

STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE OR FUMES POSSIBLY COMING FROM AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. DISSIPATED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. EMERGENCY WAS DECLAIRED. (FLIGHT 6001 - FILED OPEN)THIS DISCREPANCY WAS TRANSFERRED TO CAMP ITEM 30259646 WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION: "DUE TO REPORTS OF STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE OR FUMES POSSIBLY FROM AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE, TROUBLESHOT PER ERJ 175 FIM 21-20-00. AS REQUESTED PER FIM, EXAMINED BOTH FWD AND AFT GALLEYS, BOTH LAVS, AND BOTH ENTRANCES FOR ANY SMOKE OR SMELL CONCENTRATIONS AND OBERSERVED NO DEFECTS. ALSO EXAMINED THE COCKPIT, THE DISPLAY UNITS, THE FBW BACKUP BATTERY TERMINALS, AND THE WINDSHIELD HEATER SYSTEM FOR EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL BURNING OR SMOKE AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. IN ATTEMPT TO ISOLATE THE CULPRIT, DISCONNECTED BOTH PACK INLET AND OUTLET DUCT ASSEMBLIES FROM THE ACMS. PERFORMED GVI OF DUCTS ON BOTH PACKS TO VERIFY NO DAMAGE AND/OR CONTAMINATION THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS ISSUE. RE-CONNECTED PACK INLET DUCTS PER AMM 21-51-19 AND PACK OUTLET DUCTS PER AMM 21-51-21. TROUBLESHOOTING FURTHER, INSPECTED RECIRC AIR FILTERS AND FOUND BOTH TO BE DIRTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH RECIRC AIR FILTERS PER AMM 21-24-02. TO VERIFY THE SMELL WAS NO LONG

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