Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
February 13, 2007
Submitted
February 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908LX
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
E145528
Aircraft time
4,857 hours, 2,743 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
211171
Part serial
1570
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
3,078 hours, 4,044 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

TRIP NR 1133786, CREW REPORTED SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER OR OIL IN THE CABIN WITH THE APU RUNNING. SMELL WENT AWAY 2.5 HRS INTO THE FLIGHT AND CAME BACK WHEN THE APU WAS STARTED. THE SMELL INCREASED WHEN THE PACKS WERE TRANSITIONED FROM THE ENGINES TO THE APU. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU LOW PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING. THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

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