What was found
APU AUTOSHUT DOWN, NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE SURGE VENTS. DISCHARGED THE NR 1 FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE APU FIRE PANEL. SMOKE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU ASSY IAW WIC 49T1001.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2018
- Submitted
- May 18, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N584FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48436
- Aircraft time
- 82,123 hours, 18,725 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- TSCP7004E
- Part serial
- P188
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.