What was found
WHILE AT THE GATE, STRONG BURNING SMELL/ODOR BEGAN TO ENTER THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE JETWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU STARTER EMITTING BURNING ODOR CONTAMINATING APU BLEED AIR. APU STARTER REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2001
- Submitted
- November 28, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N507US
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 23196
- Aircraft time
- 54,803 hours, 22,666 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 5198586
- Part serial
- 481581
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 39,033 hours, 16,298 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.