Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
February 22, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Aircraft time
38,813 hours
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

(CAN) UPON ENTERING ACFT AT GATE, SMOKE WAS IN REAR OF CABIN, THEN STARTED AT FRONT, FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE FROM FRONT TO BACK. DUE TO APU RUNNING, PACKS OFF. HEAVY DE-ICING WAS CARRIED OUT. SWEET SMELL OF SMOKE OBSERVED. PACKS RAN AND CABIN CLEARED. GENERAL CABIN WALK THROUGH CARRIED OUT. NO SOURCES OF SMOKE FOUND. FORWARD AND AFT GALLEY GARBAGE, FWD AND AFT LAVATORY GARBAGE, FWD AND AFT E/E BAYS INSPECTED FOR SMOKE, AS WELL AS, FWD AND AFT PITS. ALL NO FAULTS FOUND WITH NO SOURCES OF SMOKE OBSERVED. ACFT REMAINED AT THE GATE FOR ADDITIONAL .5 HR AFTER SMOKE CLEARED WITH NO FURTHER SMOKE OBSERVED. WORK WAS CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 05-51-56 AND STANDARD PRACTICES. ACFT WAS DEEMED OK FOR SERVICE. DUE TO THE HEAVY DEICING THAT HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IT IS SUSPECT THAT FLUID ENTERED THE APU INLET AND THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURANCES.

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