Service difficulty report · Starter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 7, 2007
Submitted
February 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665BC
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145783
Aircraft time
7,585 hours, 6,969 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
23080013A
Part serial
Y10221
Condition
Seized
Location
Apu
Part time
5,123 hours, 4,688 cycles
Component
Apu · Hamstd
Component part number
4504113
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

ACID SMELL IN CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK FOLLOWED BY INTERMITTENT APU GENERATOR OFF BUSS MESSAGE ON EICAS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL IN CABIN OR FLIGHT DECK. PERFORMED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSPECTION ON WINDSHIELD CONTROLLER TERMINALS WITH NO DEFECTS. FOUND APU STARTER GENERATOR SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER GENERATOR IAW AMERICAN EAGLE WORK CARD 24-800-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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