Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737924

Difficulty date
February 23, 2012
Submitted
February 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31412
Make and model
Boeing 737924
Aircraft serial
30129
Aircraft time
31,139 hours, 12,561 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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

HEAVY SMOKE IN COCKPIT WHEN WE REACHED THE GATE. TURNED OFF PACKS AND SMOKE STOPPED, WAS DEICED IN DENVER. NO SMELL AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN. SMOKE/ODOR IN FLT DECK INSP, FOUND DE-ICE FLUID IN APU INLET AREA. C/W TASK 21-00-01-100- 801, REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATION, CHANGED RECERC FILTERS PER AMM 21-25-01-000-801. NO FURTHER SMELL OR SMOKE NOTED.