Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 28, 2004
Submitted
January 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49314
Part
Apu
Part number
5940405503
Part serial
P80346
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
26,294 hours, 12,537 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.

What was found

DFW INFLIGHT T563/28 SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF AND REMAINED UNTIL LANDING. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED AUXILLARY POWER UNIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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