Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
January 16, 2013
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803MD
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000015
Aircraft time
22,078 hours, 16,554 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4505001A
Part serial
HSCE0523083
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
11,874 hours, 11,954 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED WHILE SITTING AT THE GATE WITH THE APU RUNNING NOTICED A HOT ELECTRICAL SMELL THEN SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. A RAMP AGENT ALERTED THE CREW THAT THE APU WAS ON FIRE AND THROWING SPARKS. THE CREW UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY STOP AND FIRE TRUCKS WERE ROLLED. MX MEL'D THE APU PER EMB AMM AND THE APU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED DURING NIGHTLY MX PER EMB AMM.

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