Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 28, 2018
Submitted
December 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11191
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500935
Aircraft time
33,607 hours, 21,342 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Thermocouple
Component
Apu · Emb
Component part number
M4504113A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APU FIRE WARNING AND BELL IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED QRH MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. DID NOT BLOW FIRE BOTTLE. APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 19,000-10,000 ON DECENT THE APU WAS STARTED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTUP THE CREW RECEIVED THE MASTER WARNING FOR APU FIRE AND THE AURAL BELL. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH, THEY CLOSED THE APU FUEL SOV AND WITHIN THE ALLOTTED 30 SEC, THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. WHEN THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED, THE BELL STOPPED AS WELL. NEITHER WARNING PERSISTED. CREW WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,600 LB ON LANDING. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE AND INSPECTED APU MOUNTS AND COMPONENTS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. FOUND THERMALCOUPLE HARNESS AND FUEL LINES DAMAGED, 6 O-CLOCK POSITION FUEL NOZZLE GASKET IS DAMAGED AND LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. OPS AND LEAK CHECK SAT.

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