What was found
ON STARTING NR 2 ENGINE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN THE AIRCRAFT. FOUND APU POWER CABLES AT FORWARD END OF 2429-TB2 BURNED AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL BLOCK. INSULATED AND SECURED CABLES AND MEL APU SYSTEM.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2001
- Submitted
- January 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N985HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8201
- Aircraft serial
- 479
- Aircraft time
- 3,963 hours, 4,528 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4960 · APU Controls
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Apu Power
- 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.