SDR HNAA2010050100147

Service difficulty report · Apu · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date: May 27, 2010
Submitted: June 2, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N330EN
Make and model: Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial: 274
Aircraft time: 38,405 hours, 44,719 cycles
Engine: Pwa PW123
System (JASC): 4920 · APU Core Engine
Part: Apu
Condition: Smoke
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B, J
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

ON TOUCH DOWN, DC BUSS FAULT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAXI. NR 2 DC GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ON APPLYING GPU, SMOKE CAME FROM APU BAY AREA. DEACTIVATED APU START CONTACTOR IAW SP 49.1. POWERED ACFT FROM GPU AND GROUND RAN ENGINES, ALL OTHER SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. INSPECTED APU AREA, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE NOTED.