SDR CHQA000533

Service difficulty report · Relay · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 8, 2004
Submitted
August 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145679
Aircraft time
5,254 hours, 3,534 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Relay
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

THE PILOTS REPORTED THE COCKPIT FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AS THEY WERE SITTING AT THE GATE. THE CAPTAIN SAID THE APU WAS RUNNING AND THEY NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE AREA AROUND THE RELAYS SUPPORT. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED, SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT POWER BUT THE SMOKE WAS STILL PRESENT. THEN SHOT THE PORTABLE COCKPIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO THE HOLES AROUND THE RELAY SUPPORT. PILOT REPORTS AFTER SHOOTING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER THE SMOKE CLEARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIVE DAMAGED RELAYS AND WIRES IN THE RELAY SUPPORT AND REPLACED THE PORTABLE COCKPIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

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