What was found
FAILED ATTEMPT TO START APU. GROUND PERSONNEL REPORT SMOKE COMING FROM APU EXHAUST. REPLACED BOTH IGNITORS IAW AMM TASK 49-40-04-000-801 & TASK 49-40-04-400-801, OPS TESTED GOOD, RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2015
- Submitted
- September 28, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4156
- Aircraft time
- 20,498 hours, 22,203 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Igniter
- Part number
- CH38013
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- 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.