20240801009689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · San Diego, CA · August 1, 2024

Date: August 1, 2024 · 16:12 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: San Diego Airport
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: NZAF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: C-FDJZ
Reported as: Bombardier CL-600-2D24
People aboard: 75
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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Crew received APU fault caution message. Mtc investigation found a blown-out seal on the APU exhaust duct, causing damage to adjacent APU wiring. Flight recorders were removed and quarantined for possible review. The APU was placed under MEL, new recorders installed, and the aircraft returned to service. Follow up mtc resulted in the APU being replaced and a service difficulty report being submitted for the blown seal.

As the FAA filed it

CREW RECEIVED APU FAULT CAUTION MESSAGE. MTC INVESTIGATION FOUND A BLOWN-OUT SEAL ON THE APU EXHAUST DUCT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ADJACENT APU WIRING. FLIGHT RECORDERS WERE REMOVED AND QUARANTINED FOR POSSIBLE REVIEW. THE APU WAS PLACED UNDER MEL, NEW RECORDERS INSTALLED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FOLLOW UP MTC RESULTED IN THE APU BEING REPLACED AND A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE BLOWN SEAL.