What was found
SMOKE COMING OUT BY THE APU PANEL. RUBBER LEAD COVERS OF STARTER WERE SMOKING. REPLACED STARTER MOTOR IAW AMM 49-44-01. REPLACED STARTER CLUTCH AS A PRECAUTION IAW AMM 49-44-03. OPS CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- October 26, 2014
- Submitted
- October 27, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N475HA
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55121
- Aircraft time
- 21,231 hours, 50,735 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Lead
- Part number
- 4951957
- Part serial
- E1290
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Starter Motor
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.