What was found
LAX- CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE WITH APU AND CABIN PACK ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2001
- Submitted
- January 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11238
- Aircraft time
- 31,562 hours, 38,092 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4980 · APU Exhaust System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38075412
- Part serial
- P37427
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Aft Tail
- Part time
- 34,556 hours, 100,156 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.