What was found
WHILE ON THE GROUND AND BOARDING FOR NEXT FLIGHT, SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE & HEARD 2 LOUD BANGS, AIRPLANE WENT DARK WHEN THE APU SHUTDOWN. VISUAL FLAMES NOTED FROM LINE SERVICE. REMOVED & REPLACED APU ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2016
- Submitted
- August 5, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487HA
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55132
- Aircraft time
- 23,020 hours, 54,561 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 168046110G
- Part serial
- V42C1095
- Condition
- Failed
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, E, A
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.