Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 12, 2000
Submitted
November 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22813
Aircraft time
52,223 hours, 28,420 cycles
Part
Apu
Part serial
P264
Condition
Odor
Location
Aft
Part time
28,588 hours, 38,828 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BOTH ENGINES WERE SLOW TO START AND DURING THE START AFT CABIN GOT HEAVY EXHAUST ODORS. FUMES WERE IN THE CABIN UNTIL THE PACKS WERE TURNED ON. FOUND SLIGHT ODOR WHILE OPERATING APU. NO FUMES NOTED WITH APU SHUT DOWN AND AIR STARTERS USED. FWD APU TO MCO AND PLACARD.