SDR CA130214020

Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date: January 31, 2013
Submitted: September 14, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Cndair CL6002B19
System (JASC): 4920 · APU Core Engine
Part: Apu
Condition: Contaminated
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: C, B
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

(CAN) TSB REPORTED ON FEB 5, 2013 SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE EMANATED FROM THE COCKPIT AND CABIN VENTS. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORIGIN. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ARFF INSPECTED THE ACFT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE, AND THE APU PLACED ON MEL FOR DEICE FLUID CONTAMINATION.