Service difficulty report · Inlet · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
April 27, 2009
Submitted
May 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7610
Aircraft time
17,135 hours, 15,674 cycles
Part
Inlet
Part number
38004883
Part serial
P941
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu
Part time
15,987 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AT GATE) 199793/1 - EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM APU INLET AFTER APU SHUTDOWN FOR 3(?) MINUTES FIRE WARNING FOR SPLIT SEC AND THEN SILENCED ITSELF. INSPECTED APU INLET AND EXHAUST, PULLED APU COVER AND INSPECTED AREA NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED FIRE LOOPS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (REMOVED AND REPLACED APU ASSY). (K)