What was found
CREW REPORTED ABNORMAL SMELL IN THE CABIN & COCKPIT WITH APU BLEED AIR ON THE GND. R & R APU. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULTS, DEFECTS, OR LEAKAGES NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2015
- Submitted
- March 25, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N286HF
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 14501177
- Aircraft time
- 1,770 hours, 1,192 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 4504113A
- Part serial
- SPE1328147
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 753 hours, 1,683 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.