What was found
DURING TAXI OUT, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN AFT CABIN AREA. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. AC WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS ISOLATED TO THE APU. APU REMOVED AND REPLACED, AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8978E
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47327
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- GTCP8598DCA
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Mlg Ww
- Part time
- 56,236 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.