What was found
CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AFTER DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. PROBLEM TRACED TO OIL IN THE CABIN PACK FROM THE APU. PACK AND APU PLACED ON MEL 21-1 AND 49-1.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK1000
- Aircraft serial
- 11036
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu Compt
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.