Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
December 18, 2019
Submitted
December 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000718
Aircraft time
4,916 hours, 3,123 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI WITH APU & ENGINES RUNNING CREW SMELLED WHAT SEEMED LIKE BURNING RUBBER OR EXHAUST FUMES. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SAME SMELL INCLUDING SYMPTOMS OF POSSIBLE CO POISONING. CREW DONNED MASK, TURNED APU OFF AT DIRECTION OF MX. SMELL DIDN'T INCREASE BUT DIDN'T DISSIPATE. UPON RETURNING TO GATE, APU WAS TURNED BACK ON IN ORDER TO TURN ENGINES OFF AND GET GPU POWER IMMEDIATELY TO TURN OFF APU. WHILE WAITING FOR GPU W/APU RUNNING SMELL FUMES INCREASED WITH INTENSITY AND POSSIBLE CO POISONING SYMPTOMS INCREASED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. VERIFIED CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN & NOT TRIPPED, PERFORMED WALK AROUND OF AIRCRAFT, NO DEFECTS NOTED, PERFORMED WALK THRU OF INTERIOR OF AIRCRAFT, NO DEFECTS OR ORDERS NOTED JCS RAP 3491366 12-18-19. RAN APU FOR 45 MIN, BLEEDS SELECTED ON, NO SMELL NOTICED IN CABIN. GROUND RAN BOTH ENGINES NO SMELL NOTICED. SELECTED BLEED 2 OFF NO SMELL. SELECTED BLEED 1 OFF, NO SMELL. SELECTED BOTH BLEEDS ON WITH PACK 1 SELECTED ON, NO SMELL. SELECTED PACK 2 ON, NO SMELL NOTICED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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