What was found
FUMES /SMOKE IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT AFTER APU START. DISSIPATED AFTER ENGINE START AND APU SHUTDOWN. APU REPLACED AND DUCT BURNOUT PERFORMED.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2017
- Submitted
- May 9, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53530
- Aircraft time
- 50,599 hours, 26,567 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.