Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 21, 2011
Submitted
January 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7322
Aircraft time
21,344 hours, 21,452 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, VISABLE SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT ALONG WITH ACRID ODOR. SMOKE CLEARED WHEN COMPLETED. LANDED OVERWEIGHT, LANDING WEIGHT 50170. INSPECTED AND FOUND GLYCOL IN APU AREA, CLEANED AREA UP AND RAN WITH NO RE-OCCURANCE OF SMOKE REF LP 229736/2 FOR DFDR DOWN LOAD.