Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 23, 2008
Submitted
December 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906EV
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7642
Aircraft time
16,424 hours, 13,818 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
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.

What was found

AFTER STARTING APU ON SHORT FINAL FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AND DETECTED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID SHE THOUGHT SHE SMELLED THE ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING...FLT 5059 DEL 36 MINS / ( AUXILIARY POWER UNIT APU -INTAKE DOOR DEACTIVATED CLOSED / )