What was found
WHILE AIRBORNE, APU EXPERIENCED A HUNG START. START ABORTED & RE-ATTEMPTED. SECOND START ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL BUT A STRONG FUEL SMELL ENTERED THE CABIN THEN DISSIPATED.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2014
- Submitted
- March 26, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N463AW
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7878
- Aircraft time
- 24,692 hours, 23,862 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Hung Start
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.