Service difficulty report · Apu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 19, 2014
Submitted
September 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
302
Aircraft time
55,415 hours, 61,905 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

WHILE APU IS RUNNING WITH BLEEDS OFF, NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM VENT, FROM UNDER APU EXHAUST. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT COMPLIED WITH MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.