What was found
BURNED PLASTIC ODOR ON FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN ALONG WITH A HAZE. RAN BOTH ENG FOR TWO HOURS, NO SMOKE IN BLEEDS, EXCESSIVE SMOKE OBSERVED WITH APU RUNNING HOT OR COLD. DEFERRED APU AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2007
- Submitted
- April 13, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N805EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 228
- Aircraft time
- 40,860 hours, 45,805 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Smoke
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.