What was found
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED APU PRODUCED ODOR AND SMOKE IN CABIN DURING BLEED AIR OPERATION. MAINTENANCE ADDED OIL TO APU, OPERATED BOTH PACKS AND NO ODOR OR SMOKE WAS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2001
- Submitted
- January 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N316FL
- Make and model
- Boeing 73736E
- Aircraft serial
- 25264
- Aircraft time
- 24,857 hours, 13,824 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 170101106B
- Part serial
- SPE952467
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 6,103 hours, 3,118 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.