What was found
FLIGHT DECK FILLED WITH SMOKE DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTIONS, APU WAS OPERATING, NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. DEFERRED APU PER MEL 49-00-1.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N189CA
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120RT
- Aircraft serial
- 120189
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- GTCP36150AA
- Condition
- Smoking
- Location
- Empennage
- Part time
- 6,968 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.