Service difficulty report · Valve · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 20, 2018
Submitted
November 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7585
Aircraft time
38,548 hours, 36,265 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER APU START WITH LCV OPEN RECEIVED FUEL SMELL IN COCKPIT. ON GROUND APU DOOR SHOWED DASHES. BOTH PACKS RUNNING WITH BLEEDS ON ENGINES. AFTER APU SHUTDOWN SMELL WENT AWAY. INSPECTED AND FOUND FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE/SOLENOID LEAKING AROUND VALVE BODY. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL VALVE/SOLENOID IAW AMM 49-31-05, SUPP 10-023A. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. REMOVED PLACARD AND REMOVED FROM MEL.