What was found
DURING AIRCRAFT OPERATION THE CREW RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE MESSAGE. THE APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE OIL RESIDUE CAUSING THE SMOKE. APU WAS DEFERRED FOR PARTS AND LATER REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2004
- Submitted
- February 24, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N424FJ
- Make and model
- Dorner DO328300
- Aircraft serial
- 3185
- Aircraft time
- 5,919 hours, 6,361 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.