Service difficulty report · Module · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
May 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
17,484 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Module
Part number
1701337D
Condition
Overheated
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON ARRIVAL , APU WAS IN OPERATION WHEN CREW SELECTED APU GENERATOR AND BLEED THERE WAS A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL, GPU WAS HOOKED UP BUT FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER , CREW THEN NOTICED A BLUISH HAZE THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND THE BURNING SMELL WAS STRONGER....EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED OUT AND FIRE DID A COMPLETE SWEEP OF THE AIRCRAFT... PAX HAD ALREADY BEEN DEPLANED WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. REMOVED & REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER MODULE IAW AMM 24-42-01 OPS CHECK GOOD.