Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 11, 2004
Submitted
January 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13994
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145291
Aircraft time
10,340 hours, 7,846 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI CREW REPORTED VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL FOLLOWED BY GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION. SHUTDOWN APU AND INDICATIONS WENT AWAY. INSPECTED APU, ENGINES AND AIR CONDITIONING PACKS IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS OF POWER AND BLEED SETTINGS. NO DEFECTS NOTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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