SDR QXEA2021101800476

Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date: October 17, 2021
Submitted: October 18, 2021
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N643QX
Make and model: Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial: 17000763
Aircraft time: 8,272 hours, 4,939 cycles
System (JASC): 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
Part: Apu
Condition: None
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND NOTICED SOME LIGHT WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE APU AIR INLET. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GVI OF APU AIR INLET AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN APU APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES NO DEFECTS NOTED, NO FAULT CODES, APU OPERATES AS NORMAL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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