Service difficulty report · Shunt · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 9, 2017
Submitted
March 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120293
Aircraft time
36,620 hours, 36,727 cycles
Part
Shunt
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNKNOWN SOURCE OF AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AROUND THE APU PANEL. NO TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERSS OR OTHER ISSUES NOTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU SHUNT BURNED IN THE APU RELAY BOX. R & R THE APU SHUNT. INSTALLED A NEW SHUNT IN REVERSE. OPS CHECKED APU IAW MM 49-00-00, SEC 5. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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