Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 12, 2018
Submitted
August 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145143
Aircraft time
43,788 hours, 40,576 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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

EXAUST FUMES WERE DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT AFTER ENGINE START USING THE APU. APU EGT GOES TO AMBER DURING ENGINE START. EGT FLUCTUATES IN HIGH 600S WITH NO EICAS MESSAGE. RAN APU AND ENGINES FOR 30 MINUTES, NO EXHAUST FUMES OR OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. APU EGT REMAINED WITHIN ALLOWABLE PARAMETERS. OK FOR SERVICE.

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