Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
March 8, 2007
Submitted
March 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12934
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145019
Aircraft time
19,719 hours, 18,676 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
M4504113A
Part serial
SPE0214348
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
5,306 hours, 9,992 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

DFW - FLIGHT 2811, THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE APU ON MEL 49-00-00 CTL 117353, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO IAH ON 03/09/07 WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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