What was found
AT GATE, APU MADE EXPLOSION NOISE AND GEN DROPPED OFF LINE, AIRPLANE SHOOK AND EXHAUST SMOKE OBSERVED. PULLED APU FIRE HANDLE. MAINT DETERMINED APU TO BE AN INTERNAL FAILURE, REMOVED APU.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N186DN
- Make and model
- Boeing 767332
- Aircraft serial
- 27962
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Mlg Ww
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.