Service difficulty report · Odor · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 4, 2002
Submitted
March 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, AFTER CREW STARTED APU AND SWITCHED BLEEDS, SMOKE TOILET MESSAGE CAME ON. SMOKE ALARM ALSO SOUNDED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. F/A REPORTED HAZE FROM ROW 8 AFT. BY THE TIME THE CREW LANDED, HAZE HAD DISAPPEARED. LOCAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BLEED LINES AND CHECKED SYSTEM. NO DUPLICATION OF PROBLEM. ON RETURN FLIGHT TO ATL, THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED AFTER APU STARTED AND BLEEDS SWITCHED. BLEEDS SWITCHED BACK TO ENGINES, AND MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE COALESCER BAGS, ACM'S, GALLEY FAN, LAV FAN, SMOKE DETECTOR, LCV. NO SIGNS OF OIL OR OTHER LEAKAGE. ENGINE AND APU RUNS PERFORMED. DECISION MADE TO REPLACE APU. IT IS CURRENTLY ON MEL AND WILL BE REPLACED AS SOON