From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
APU had an auto shutdown. Smoke coming from APU exhaust area. APU had an internal failure. Cause undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
APU HAD AN AUTO SHUTDOWN. SMOKE COMING FROM APU EXHAUST AREA. APU HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
Other reports on N40481 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.