What was found
AFTER APU SHUTDOWN SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT. REPLACED APU GCU. REPLACED APU STARTER/GEN AND REPLACED FEEDER PROTECTION RELAY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD, PN23080-013 SN/OFF 2364, PN2903-0002-001.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2006
- Submitted
- November 16, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N564SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120339
- Aircraft time
- 17,961 hours, 25,935 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2436 · DC Regulator
- Part
- Gcu
- Part number
- 51539014A
- Part serial
- 10489
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 13,522 hours, 19,320 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.