Service difficulty report · Inlet · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 29, 2009
Submitted
July 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53157
Aircraft time
52,228 hours, 26,658 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu
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

ATL - CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED ATL WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CLEANED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INLET. ACCOMPLISHED BURNOUT OF HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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