Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 26, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N833AS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7246
Aircraft time
30,088 hours, 26,259 cycles
Engine
Ge CF34*
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
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.

What was found

APU AUTO SHUTDOWN AFTER TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART APU ON DESCENT AND AFTER START WE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR AND SMELLED LIKE FUEL. (EMERGENCY DECLARED) CLEANED OUT DE-ICING FLUID FROM APU FIRE BOX. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE APU SYS. NO MORE DE-ICING FLUID OR FUEL ODOR. OPS CHECK GOOD OF THE APU SYS IAW AMM49-10-00.