What was found
RAMP REPORTED A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM APU FOLLOWED BY LOUD WHINING NOISE. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN NOTED ABNORMALLY HIGH EGT WITH BLEEDS ON SMOKE COMING FROM APU INLET. INSPECTED APU & ENCLOSURE NO SIGN OF FIRE DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2015
- Submitted
- March 24, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427ZW
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7685
- Aircraft time
- 29,776 hours, 28,471 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- 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.