Service difficulty report · Line · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
August 11, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427ZW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7685
Aircraft time
18,563 hours, 17,332 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

JET FUEL ODOR DURING FLIGHT WOULD VARY BETWEEN STRONG AND WEAK. PASSENGER COMPLAINING OF STRONG ODOR AND IRRITATION. REF WO 157846 MWC 1-4. FOUND CRACKED FWD MANIFOLD LINE ON APU. R & R MANIFOLD LINE AND CHANGED COALESCER BAGS IAW AMM 49-31-09 AND 21-51-00. APU REQUIRES R & R. NO FIX REMAINS ON MEL FUEL DOES NOT LEAK WHEN APU IS OFF. FOUND BAD THREADS AT THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER AND PRIMARY MANIFOLD. REMOVED APU, REPLACED BAD DIVIDER AND MANIFOLD INSTALLED APU OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.