What was found
AT GATE, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. MTC DEPLANED THRU PAX, RAN ENG FOR 1 HR CLEARED AIR DUCTING OF OIL SMELL, BORESCOPED THE APU AND LEAK CHECKED. NO DEFECTS NOTED APU PUT ON ALERT 2498 TO MONITOR OIL HEAT.
- 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
- Smoking
- 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.