What was found
FIRST OFFICERS RELAY PANEL IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH, ALONG WITH A BURNING ODOR ON FLIGHT DECK. FOUND APU GENERATOR SHUNT/RELAY TO BE OVERHEATING. FOUND BOTH TERMINALS ON RELAY TO BE LOOSE. SECURED TERMINALS. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2007
- Submitted
- May 15, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N293SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120320
- Aircraft time
- 24,174 hours, 35,784 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2420 · AC Generation System
- Part
- Shunt
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Apu Generator
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.