What was found
CLE FLT 2785 THE CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY APU FAIL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE APU STARTER/GENERATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 2010
- Submitted
- August 4, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N21537
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145523
- Aircraft time
- 21,208 hours, 16,292 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Starter Gen
- Part number
- 23080013A
- Part serial
- P1218
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 7,174 hours, 5,630 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.