SDR 200607182

Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb ERJ170100

Difficulty date
July 13, 2006
Submitted
July 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100
Aircraft serial
17000051
Aircraft time
4,210 hours, 2,787 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAXI IN, AFTER LANDING, THE CREW STARTED THE APU WITH A WAIT OF APPROX 2 MINUTES BEFORE MARSHALLER CAME TO THE GATE. DURING THIS TIME THEY RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE EICAS/BELL. THE A FA CALLED UP AND CONFIRMED IT AND INDICATED SHE CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT NOTED THERE WAS A HAZE/FILM IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE, THE JETWAY PULLED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPLANED. DURING THE DEPLANING THE EICAS/BELL STOPPED. CREW REPORTED AN OIL TYPE SMELL IN THE CABIN. MAINT DETERMINED SMOKE CAME FROM OIL IN APU BLEED DUCT. OPS CK APU BLEED NORMAL.

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