Service difficulty report · Apu · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
April 2, 2002
Submitted
April 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11159
Aircraft time
35,030 hours, 46,346 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38075412
Part serial
P35304
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
1,033 hours, 891 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BIL- WHEN ENTERING AIRCRAFT IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND THE LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM WAS GOING OFF. APU WAS RUNNING, BOTH DUCT TEMPS IN GREEN ARC. REPLACED APU. GROUND RAN APU, NO LEAKS NOTED. ALL INDICATION NORMAL DURING RUN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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