Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24392
Part
Apu
Part number
331200
Condition
Inop
Location
Aft Fuselage
Part time
19,333 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

USING APU BLEED AIR TO RUN AIRCONDITIONING PACKS, GOT SOME SMOKE FROM AREA OF APU. COCKPIT SMELLED AS IF AIR COND PACKS OVERHEATED. NO PROBLEMS IN FLT WITH PACKS. TROUBLESHOT, PLACED APU ON MCO PER MEL 49-11-01A.