What was found
5283-PIT- SMOKE IN CABIN. MAINTENANCE PLACED APU ON DEFERRAL PER MEL. SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARING THE DMI BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE APU.
- Difficulty date
- September 13, 2003
- Submitted
- October 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N804HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- Aircraft serial
- 145082
- Aircraft time
- 10,478 hours, 9,818 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 4501968D
- Part serial
- E994314
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 9,663 hours, 7,227 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.