What was found
APU AUTO SHUTDOWN CABIN AND COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE. PROBLEM TRACED TO APU, APU PLACED ON MEL 49-1.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11238
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.