SDR ASOA201100674

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date: April 1, 2011
Submitted: April 5, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N830AS
Make and model: Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial: 7236
Aircraft time: 29,458 hours, 25,771 cycles
System (JASC): 2120 · Air Distribution System
Part: Unknown
Condition: Odor
Location: Cabin
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

STARTED THE APU ON DESCENT DID NOT START. WAITED 2 MINUTES. RESTARTED THE APU. WE HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE PLANE. SHUT DOWN APU. STRONG ODOR REMAINED UNTIL WE OPENED THE DOOR AT THE GATE. CREWS WERE REQUESTED TO MEET ACFT AS A PRECAUTION. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF APU IAW AMM 49-00-00. NO DEFECT NOTED. ALSO PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF APU FUEL CONTROL AND LINES. NO LEAKS NOTED. CANNOT DUPLICATE.