Service difficulty report · Apu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 26, 2008
Submitted
December 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
18,251 hours, 18,485 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND APU ACCESS DOORS AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE APU EXHAUST PIPE CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER APU SHUT DOWN. INSPECTED APU AREA FOR ANY FUEL OR OIL LEAKS, NONE FOUND. RAN APU TO VERIFY NO LEAKS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND DEICE FLUID ON APU COMPARTMENT. CLEANED DEICE FLUID AND RAN APU AGAIN. NO SMOKE NOTED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.