Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
June 23, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Aircraft time
5,508 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Compressor
Part time
256 hours
Component
Apu
Component part number
CL150
Stage of operation
TX
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

(CAN) THE APU WAS STARTED IN FLIGHT AND ACFT LANDED. WHEN IT GOT TO FBO SMOKE STARTED TO COME INTO CABIN. IT WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND AS APU SHUT ITSELF DOWN IT DID NOT GET ANY WORSE. IT WAS OBSERVED BY FBO THAT AT THE SAME TIME FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE COMING FROM THE APU INLET. CUSTOMER HAD A LOCAL TECH CHECK AROUND AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO DAMAGE TO INLET OR THE APU. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO START THE APU BUT IT ONLY WENT TO 14 PERCENT WITH ERRATIC EGT. 25 JUNE THE APU HAS BEEN REMOVED AND TURBINE CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN BY ABOUT 0.120"-0.200". SUSPECT THE BRG HAS SELF DESTRUCTED. APU REPLACED.