Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
July 25, 2018
Submitted
July 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958UW
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000164
Aircraft time
22,572 hours, 18,761 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4505789E
Part serial
HSCE1123936
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 200
Part time
9,521 hours, 7,926 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. PHL FLT 1889 EN-ROUTE PHL - MCI. AN UNUSUAL ODOR WAS NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PHL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED APU ASSEMBLY PER J/C 43L35249001. OPERATIONS TEST AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO MORE ODOR NOTED WHILE RUNNING PACKS OFF OF APU BLEED.

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