What was found
WHILE SITTING AT GATE, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. MTC DEPLANED THROUGH PASSENGERS RAN ENGINE FOR ONE HOUR TO CLEAR AIR DUCTING OF OIL SMELL AND DEFERRED APU PER MEL 49-01A.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N502ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 48132
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Failure
- Location
- Tail Section
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.