Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 15, 2013
Submitted
December 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N695AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500870
Aircraft time
23,993 hours, 20,056 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
UK
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

ON FLIGHT 3531 CREW REPORTED DURING APU START ALL ELECTRONICS & RELAYS WERE CLICKING ON & OFF & THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. AFTER DE SELECTING THE GPU THE SMELL WENT AWAY GPU SHOWED 28.4 VOLTS. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. POWERED ACFT ELEC SYS DOWN & INSPECTED ELEC COMPARTMENT BY DVI & FOR BURNING SMELL, NONE WAS NOTED. RE-SET ELEC POWER & STARTED APU SYSTEMS, OPERATING NORMAL IAW AMM 24-31-00. THE ACFT RETURN TO SERVICE.

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