Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
January 3, 2011
Submitted
January 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949UW
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000102
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
10028321
Part serial
338
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
879 hours, 834 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLIGHT 2119, BOS-LGA - THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ADVISED THE CAPTAIN OF A STRONG FUEL (KEROSENE) ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN PASSING THROUGH 10,000FT. THE PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A FUEL VAPOR IN THE AIR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ACM AND HEAT EXCHANGERS CONTAMINATED WITH COFFEE GRINDS. THE ODOR IN THE PACK CONSISTANT WITH THE CABIN ODOR. THE RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND THE RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED.

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