Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
December 30, 2019
Submitted
December 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000640
Aircraft time
7,722 hours, 4,588 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

AFTER STARTING APU STRANGE ODOR IN FORWARD CABIN. TURNED OFF APU AND SMELL DISSIPATED. AFTER START MOMENTARY APU GEN OFF BUS MASTER CAUTION MESSAGE CLEARED AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. APU PLACED ON MEL. MEL CLEARED BY REACTIVATING APU. OPERATED TEMPS THROUGH VARIOUS RANGES. ALL OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY ABNORMAL ODORS. CLEARS MEL. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.

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