What was found
DURING CLIMB, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED MULTIPLE SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDING AND SMOKE/SMELL IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT PERFORMING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2005
- Submitted
- January 11, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N240NW
- Make and model
- Doug DC1030
- Aircraft serial
- 48319
- Aircraft time
- 53,380 hours, 8,914 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- TSCP7004B
- Part serial
- P90337
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 74,440 hours, 10,136 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.