What was found
CREW REPORTED A BURNING ODOR AND CRACKING SOUND BEHIND THE CAPTAINS SEAT AFTER THE APU FAILED. REPLACED THE APU LINE CONTACTOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2004
- Submitted
- December 3, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12567
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145623
- Aircraft time
- 5,365 hours, 4,314 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Contactor
- Part number
- 464CC01
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu Line
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.