What was found
APU AUTOSHUTDOWN, SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE EXHAUST AFTER SHUTDOWN. APU PLACED ON MEL 49-00-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 4, 2016
- Submitted
- July 5, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N451QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4457
- Aircraft time
- 6,379 hours, 6,853 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Engine
- 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.