Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
December 19, 2025
Submitted
December 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Aircraft serial
50043
Aircraft time
15,653 hours, 7,246 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

SMKE - AFTER APU START AND PACKS ON, AN ACRID SMELL AND FA REPORTED SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. TURNED OFF THE APU AND THE SMOKE/FUMES STOPPED. INSPECTED THE APU INTAKE AND RAN APU WITH SNIFFER TOOL AND FOUND NO CONTAMINATION OR SMELL. NO TROUBLE FOUND. REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS. FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION OF APU WAS NTF AND PRODUCED NO ODORS.

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