Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 16, 2005
Submitted
September 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27103
Aircraft time
42,289 hours, 19,810 cycles
Part
Apu
Part serial
P365
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
33,600 hours, 47,616 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.

What was found

LIGHT SMOKE VISABLE IN COCKPIT DURING TAXI IN. SEEMED TO APPEAR AFTER BLEED SOURCE SWITCHED TO APU. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE FAULT.