Service difficulty report · Apu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 15, 2016
Submitted
January 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4347
Aircraft time
12,033 hours, 12,803 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER APU START UP AND BLEED AIR SELECTED ON, FA'S REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. C/W AIR CONTAMINATION CHECKLIST. CREW REPORTED SMOKE DISAPATED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. APU BLEED AIR WAS NEVER SELECTED OFF. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT, AND TAIL OF ACFT. NO LEAKS OR DAMAGE NOTED TO APU. NOTICED DEICE FLUID RESIDUE INSIDE APU COMPARTMENT AND ON OUTSIDE THE TAIL OF ACFT. CLEANED DEICE FLUID RESIDUE INSIDE APU COMPARTMENT AND AROUND TAIL OF ACFT. GROUND RAN NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINES WITH BLEED AIR SELECTED ON, NO SMOKE OR SMELLS NOTED. SUSPECT RESIDUAL SMELL IN CABIN FROM INITAL APU BLEED AIR START UP. REF LG PG 736058 FOR APU BLEED AIR MEL AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.