Service difficulty report · Inlet · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 26, 2011
Submitted
February 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12167
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
1450834
Aircraft time
13,361 hours, 7,864 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Clogged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ORD - FLT 6021 THE CREW REPORTED AN APU FIRE MESSAGE ON THE GROUND AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF FIRE. NO FUEL OR OIL LEAKS WERE NOTED AND NO BURNING OR SMOKE SMELLS WERE FOUND. FOUND APU INLET WAS CLOGGED WITH ICE. REMOVED ICE AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

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