Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
December 23, 2019
Submitted
December 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000713
Aircraft time
5,122 hours, 3,266 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
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

GROUND CREW REPORTED LARGE AMOUNT OF DARK SMOKE COMING FROM APU. APU PLACED ON MEL. MEL CLEARED BY PERFORMING OPS TEST OF APU IAW AMM TASK 49-10-00-700-801-A. OPS TEST PASSED. THIS CLEARS DEFECT. NO SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM APU. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO PARTS REPLACED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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