What was found
BTV---CO4069, CREW REPORTED WHILE TAXING OUT THAT THE APU FAILED AND FILLED THE CABIN WITH SMOKE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND FAULTY APU, PLACED APU ON MEL AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2001
- Submitted
- June 26, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13956
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145078
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.