Service difficulty report · Turbine · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
June 17, 2009
Submitted
June 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145119
Aircraft time
22,818 hours, 21,482 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part number
4501968D
Part serial
E004341
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
16,265 hours, 20,581 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PRE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN ON THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. RAMP WORKERS REPORTED A LARGE FIREBALL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE APU EXHAUST CONE WHEN APU SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.

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