Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
March 4, 2007
Submitted
March 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12934
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145019
Aircraft time
19,706 hours, 18,660 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4504113A
Part serial
SPE0514800
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
1,900 hours, 4,158 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2984, THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND PLACED THE APU ON MEL 49-00-00 CTL NUMBER 116866, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. FLIGHT 2272 OUT OF IAH THE CREW REPORTED A SMOKE SMELL AND LAV SMOKE INDICATION, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU, OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE MEL WAS REMOVED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE

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