What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AT GATE WITH APU ON, FUMES & FUEL ODOR SMELT THROUGHOUT COCKPIT & CABIN. TROUBLE SHOT IAW FIM 4910421, FOUND APU EXCITER FAULT. REPLACED APU EXCITER. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 49-41-01.
- Difficulty date
- January 1, 2016
- Submitted
- January 4, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N951UW
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ190100IGW
- Aircraft serial
- 19000112
- Aircraft time
- 18,267 hours, 15,291 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Exciter
- Part number
- 4952793
- Part serial
- 06049428
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 13,942 hours, 11,557 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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.