Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
January 22, 2023
Submitted
January 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55195
Aircraft time
23 hours, 15 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Location
Zone 100
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

ABOUT 60" AFTER APU STARTED UP THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR RESEMBLING ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE FLT DECK. SMOKE PERSISTED FOR ABOUT 30" THEN STARTED TO DISSAPATE. C/W SMOKE AND FUMES W/C 0550-2001 AND NO-GO ODI PREVENTION TASKS 081229. COMPLETED AMDS WORK CARD 0550-2001.

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