Service difficulty report · Contactor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 1, 2016
Submitted
March 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145143
Aircraft time
39,273 hours, 36,120 cycles
Part
Contactor
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
UK
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

AT GATE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, PUNGENT ACRID ODOR, SUGGESTIVE OF ELEC FIRE FILLED FLIGHT DECK. APU RUNNING, NO GND POWER, INSPECTED ACFT THERMALLY, NO SIGNIFICANT HOT SPOTS DETECTED INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL. SEE PRIOR WRITE UP FOR SMOKE PG 3998956 1. REF AML PAGE 3998982 ITEMS 1 -3. SHORTLY AFTER SMELL WAS REPORTED APU SHUTDOWN & WOULD NOT START. FOUND BATT BUS 2 FUSE F0140 BLOWN. REF LOG PAGE 3998985 ITEM 2, AMM 24-34-02, NO FIX, PAGE 3998982 2. R & R APU STARTER & GEN IAW AMM 24-34-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. TROUBLE SHOT IAW FIM 24-36-00-810-802A. R & R APU START CONTACTOR IAW WM 24-36-50, APU OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 49-13-00, NO FAULTS. OK FOR SERVICE.

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