What was found
FLIGHT 5709 - ON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE IN BOS AND UPON SHUTTING-DOWN THE APU, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM THE APU DUCT. SMOKE HAD FILLED THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY. DEFERRED THE APU PER MEL 49-10-01-2.
- Difficulty date
- November 18, 2005
- Submitted
- November 22, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N472CA
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7667
- Aircraft time
- 9,515 hours, 8,370 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Smoke
- 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.