What was found
LAX - SMOKE AND FUMES WERE NOTED IN CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. FIRE ALARMS ANNUNCIATED. REPLACED LEAKING LOP SWITCH ON APU. SUBSEQUENT OPERATION CAUSED NO FUMES OR SMOKE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2002
- Submitted
- August 1, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53452
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- 3812761
- Part serial
- 3003
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 27,079 hours, 14,642 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.