What was found
EWR-CREW REPORTED ON APU START CABIN FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. MX TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND FAULTY APU..A/C RELEASED MEL 49-00-00 CAT C CONTROL NUMBER 001068. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. SDR OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2000
- Submitted
- December 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14938
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- Aircraft serial
- 145029
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.