What was found
AFTER APU START, INTRODUCED APU AIR, SMELLED ACRID PLACTIC SMELL AND CABIN STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE. RAMP CREW REPORTED SEEING SMOKE AROUND TAIL AND HEARD A LOUD POP. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2005
- Submitted
- January 14, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55037
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 4502423A
- Part serial
- SPE0110118
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.