Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 11, 2002
Submitted
December 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120338
Aircraft time
10,840 hours, 16,168 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

APU START WAS ABORTED DUE TO A HUNG START. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND SMOKE AND FIRED EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE. INSPECTED APU AREA, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE AS PER EMB MM 26-21-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN BATTERY IAW MM 24-32-01.

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