What was found
DURING APU START CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. RAN PACKS USING EXT CART, NO SMELL NOTED. STARTED ENGINES, NO SMELL WITH PACKS ON / OFF. FWD APU MCO PLACARD MEL 49-00-01A.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2005
- Submitted
- March 14, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N331DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23103
- Aircraft time
- 51,495 hours, 40,629 cycles
- Engine time
- 35,023 hours, 36,172 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 85129D
- Part serial
- 50144
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 35,023 hours, 36,172 cycles
- 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.