What was found
STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL ENTERED COCKPIT AND CABIN WHILE APU RUNNING. R & R APU IAW WC 49-80-05, OPS CK GOOD NO ABNORMAL SMELLS NOTED. CLEAR MEL.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2026
- Submitted
- April 23, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N660CL
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145764
- Aircraft time
- 48,270 hours, 45,679 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 4504113B
- Part serial
- SPE0214332
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 26,077 hours, 46,436 cycles
- 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.