Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
April 1, 2008
Submitted
April 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12519
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145366
Aircraft time
13,997 hours, 11,640 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23080013A
Part serial
Y20592
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Part time
5,905 hours, 5,363 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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.

What was found

FLT 2632, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE APU FAILED ACCOMPANIED BY A BURNING ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE APU ON MEL 49-00-00 CAT C. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU STARTER GENERATOR, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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