Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
November 5, 2005
Submitted
December 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13124
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145689
Aircraft time
7,558 hours, 4,049 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4504113
Part serial
SPE0214480
Condition
Faulty
Location
Tailcone
Part time
3,892 hours, 7,320 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, WHILE TAXIING WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING, COCKPIT CREW NOTICED AN ODOR FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SHORTLY AFTER, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS ON THE EICAS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED IAW MEL 49-00-00 CATEGORY-C CONTROL NUMBER 061926. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. APU REMOVED AND REPLACED BY SDF MAINTENANCE, OPS CHECK GOOD. MEL CLEARED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. APU P/N INSTALLED 4504113, S/N INSTALLED SP-E0214296.

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