What was found
APU WOULD NOT START IN FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING APU STARTED & FUEL ODOR NOTED IN CABIN RT AFTER START, THEN DISSAPATED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. INSPECTED APU, FOUND NO FUEL LEAKS. RAN APU FOR 20 MINUTES, NO ODOR NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2010
- Submitted
- December 10, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N462AW
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7875
- Aircraft time
- 16,940 hours, 16,000 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF343B1
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.