Service difficulty report · Apu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 17, 2015
Submitted
December 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4409
Aircraft time
8,663 hours, 9,315 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4506067A
Part serial
SPE994517
Condition
Smoke
Part time
19,806 hours, 27,042 cycles
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.

What was found

AT THE GATE WITH APU RUNNING THE CABIN STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE. SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. C/W GVI OF APU. OIL IS AT SERVICEABLE LEVEL. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE OR ANY OTHER DEFECTS FOUND. C/W MCN 62172-01 ISSUE NR 2 AND AIR CONTAMINATION CHECKLIST. C/W AMM TASK 21-00-00-160-801 FOR ECS SYS PURGE USING ACFT ENGINES. OIL SMELL WENT AWAY AND DID NOT RETURN. APU PLACED ON MEL. MEL CLEARED BY REPLACING APU. RETURNED TO SERVICE.