Service difficulty report · Apu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 30, 2008
Submitted
December 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
380
Aircraft time
36,987 hours, 40,349 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
167301101
Part serial
890448
Condition
Odor
Part time
21,046 hours, 40,037 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON APU FAILURE, SMOKE ODOR FILLED THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU BAY AND FOUND NO LEAKS. APU WAS RUN FOR 10 MINUTES WITH AND WITHOUT BLEEDS ON. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND NO ODORS WERE DETECTED. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.