What was found
APU ON SMOKE FILLED ENTIRE AIRPLANE, EVACUATED. IN PROCESS OF DE-ICING. FOUND CAUSE OF SMOKE TO BE GLYCOL INDUCTION FROM RUNNING APU. APU DEFERRED IAW MEL 49-00-1. CAT D ID NR 33748.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2008
- Submitted
- December 12, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N196WQ
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4196
- Aircraft time
- 1,773 hours, 1,749 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu Bay
- 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.