What was found
CREW OBSERVED SMOKE AT BASE OF HORIZONTAL STAB WITH APU RUNNING.<[01] FOUND EXCESSIVE WATER ACCUMULATED IN APU TAIL CONE / TAIL PIPE BODY FAIRING ASSEMBLY. CLEANED DRAIN TUBE FOR TAIL CONE AND DRAINED WATER FROM AREA PER SIP.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2025
- Submitted
- May 9, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8827Q
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378
- Aircraft serial
- 42598
- Aircraft time
- 8,112 hours, 4,453 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4980 · APU Exhaust System
- Part
- Tailpipe
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.