Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 16, 2016
Submitted
February 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35202
Aircraft time
20,483 hours, 5,996 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE FROM DCA FLAPS 15 BLEEDS OFF RWY 1 JUST AFTER LIFTOFF COCKPIT BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE AND FUMES, THICKEST SMOKE AFTER 1 MIN, DISSIPATED COMPLETELY BY 4 MIN SUSPECT MASSIVE INJECTION OF DE-ICE FLUID TYPE IV INTO AC SYS THROUGH APU INLET. ACFT GROUNDED. DEBRIEFED FLIGHT CREW, ENGINE BLEEDS WERE OFF, LT PACK ON APU, VERIFIED AFTER FUMES DISSIPATED NO SMELL WAS NOTED IN REMAINDER OF 5 HR FLIGHT BY FLIGHT CREW OR F/A. PERFORMED APU OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL IAW AMM TASK 21-00-01-100-801, PG 3, TASK 05-51, TASK 814. OPERATED APU WITH STINGER, PNEUMATIC AIRFLOW TESTER, CONNECTED FOR 20 MINUTES, NO ODOR DETECTED IN CABIN.