What was found
DURING APU START EGT 715, RPM 6 FLAMES REPORTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE EXHAUST CM ACTION C/W PLACED ON MEL. R&R APU STARTER PER AMM 49-41-07. OPS CHECK GOOD. APU PARAMETERS NORMAL. REMOVED FROM MEL. PLACARD REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2008
- Submitted
- January 21, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404AW
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7294
- Aircraft time
- 23,943 hours, 20,485 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 27044581
- Part serial
- 16277
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 7,675 hours, 8,653 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.