Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 20, 2012
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21492
Aircraft time
44,345 hours, 29,072 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
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

ON SHUTDOWN OF APU DURING TAXI, ALL GB`S TRIPPED. WHILE RUNNING STABILIZERS AND QRH, NOTICED SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT. SUSPECTED PACK OVERHEAT. ACFT BEGAN TO ROLL DURING ATTEMPT TO START APU TO REGAIN POWER. APPLIED PNEUMATIC BRAKE TO STOP. ONCE POWER WAS BACK ON FROM APU, NOTICED SMOKE VISIBLY. ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN AND EVACUATE. INSPECTED WIRING BEHIND 2ND OFFICERS STATION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ALL ENGINES IAW JRH, NO ODORS NOTED NOR GB'S TRIPPED. WHEN STARTING APU THERE WAS BRIEF CONDENSATION BUT NO PACK TRIP. ALL PERAMETERS WERE NORMAL, ALSO C/W OPS CHECK OF THE HORIZONTAL STAB SYS THRU FULL UP AND DOWN MOTION IAW MM 27-40-000-5. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.