- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2018
- Submitted
- October 19, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145172
- Aircraft time
- 44,241 hours, 40,387 cycles
- Part
- Fan
- Condition
- Odor
- 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
PDIS 638 21-24 1595132 17OCT18 PHL CLOSE ELECTRICAL SMELL OBSERVED AFTER APU ATTEMPTED START. OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT NEAR GPU PLUG-IN. 76840 00 VAG HISTORY: FACT 17OCT18 22:20 PHL INSP AND FOUND EXHAUST FAN SMELLING BURNT R&R EXHAUST FAN. OPS CHECK FAILED. SEE SEQ 3 FOR MEL.