SDR 9520482298

Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
December 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N298US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
22152
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoking
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT GATE, SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL CABIN AND HEAVY SMOKE WAS ALSO OBSERVED COMING FROM RIGHT WHEELWELL AREA. APU SHUT DOWN AND SMOKE CEASED TO ACCUMULATE. PASSENGERS DEPLANED. MAINTENANCE FOUND GLYCOL IN AND AROUND APU EXHAUST DUCT. GLYCOL WAS REMOVED. APU OPERATED NORMALLY.