Service difficulty report · Stud · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
September 19, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
36,694 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Stud
Part number
3804883
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAXI OUT ACFT LOST APU CAME BACK TO GATE, FOUND APU STUD MISSING THAT HOLDS OIL LINE IN PLACE CAUSED AUTO SHUTDOWN. APU BAY WAS COMPLETLY COVERED IN OIL. CLEANED UP ALL VISIBLE OIL , CHECKED DUCTS NO OIL FOUND. APU PUT ON MEL AND NEXT TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN. ACFT CAME BACK TO GATE, DUCTING CHECKED AGAIN NO OIL FOUND IN PACK DUCTING, APU WAS ALREADY ISOLATED BUT OIL WAS FOUND FORWARD OF THE ISOLATION VALVE IN BLEED DUCT FROM ORIGINAL LEAK.