What was found
USING APU BLEEDS, SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. SMOKE WENT AWAY WHEN BOTH PACKS WERE TURNED OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU BLEED SWITCH. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2003
- Submitted
- September 5, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N235SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120310
- Aircraft time
- 17,484 hours, 25,310 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Switch
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.