What was found
CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN WITH APU RUNNING. MX FOUND DAMAGE TO APU TURBINE WHEEL. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED APU WITH OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. A/C WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2018
- Submitted
- May 30, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16911
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145446
- Aircraft time
- 40,299 hours, 31,025 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Turbine Wheel
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 29,495 hours, 40,688 cycles
- Component
- Apu · Hmltnsnstrnd
- Component part number
- M4504113A
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.