Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
November 25, 2008
Submitted
November 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
190000090
Aircraft time
4,111 hours, 2,377 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

FLT 623, JFK-HOU - AFTER TAKEOFF CALL RECEIVED FROM FLIGHT ATTENDANT AT 1500FT , A STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. BELIEVED TO BE ELECTRICAL SMELL. AT THAT TIME CREW COULD SMELL SMOKE IN COCKPIT BUT NOT AS STRONG. PERFORMED QRH SMOKE COCKPIT/CABIN SMOKE/FUMES PROCEDURE. RETURNED TO JFK FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. THE SMOKE WAS NEVER VISIBLE TO THE FLIGHT OR INFLIGHT CREW. AFTER PERFORMING THE QRH PROCEDURE WHICH LEAD TO SHUTTING OFF THE BLEEDS AND RECIRCULATION FAN, NO LONGER COULD SMELL THE BURNING ODOR. THERE WAS NO FURTHER INCIDENT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. TAXIED TO GATE NORMALLY WITH ARFF VEHICLES FOLLOWING AS PRECAUTION. PERFORMED TASK 21-20-00-810-801A SMOKE AND/OR ABNORMAL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (CABIN & COCKPIT) FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND POWER ASSURANCE CHECK AS PRECAUTION ASD PER EM 72-00-00-760-118. NO ABNORMAL ODORS DETECTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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