Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 7, 2000
Submitted
August 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49341
Part
Apu
Part number
5940405503
Part serial
P80361
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - FLT 2018 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PHX, THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. AS AIRCRAFT CLIMBED, THE SMOKE BECAME THICKER. ALL ENGINE GAUGES WERE NORMAL. THE RIGHT PACK WAS SHUTOFF AND J-7 CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. NO HELP INITIALLY. RETURNED AND LANDED PHX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BY THE TIME AIRCRAFT REACHED GATE THE CABIN WAS CLEAR OF SMOKE. REPLACED APU PER CARD DK499682, AND ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS, CLEANED DUCTS, AND ACOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. PERFORMED SNIFF CHECK, NO SMOKE NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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