Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 28, 2020
Submitted
March 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471ZW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7457
Aircraft time
35,435 hours, 37,244 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
380048803
Part serial
P626
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
42,082 hours, 47,668 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

***SUPPLEMENTAL**** ODOR OF FUEL IN COCKPIT AFTER APU START IN FLT. ODOR DISSIPATED AS SOON AS BLEED WHERE TURN OFF. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE THE APU WAS PLACED ON MEL,48-10-01-01 AND MX C/W SUP 09-037C FOR UNUSUAL ODORS OF CONTAMINATION FROM THE APU OR ACM. TROUBLESHOOT AND FOUND APU AUTOSHUTDOWN TWICE @60% DURING START. METAL FOUND ON DIL DRAIN PLUG. SUSPECT FUEL ISSUE CAUSING FUEL SMELL IN CABIN IS OVERFUELING APU POSSIBLE FUEL CONTROL INTERMITTENT FAIL. NO NEW CODES ON ECU AFTER BOTH SHUTDOWN IN HANGAR APU AND GEN REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. REPLACED APU.