Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
April 6, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Engine
Hnywl AS90711A
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
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 OPERATOR REPORTED THAT DURING APPROACH BELOW FL 100 THE APU FAILED TO ACHIEVE A NORMAL START. THE CREW MADE A SECOND START ATTEMPT, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE ACFT LANDED NORMALLY. AFTER LANDING, THE THE CREW STARTED THE APU WITHOUT ISSUE. DURING A POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND A SMALL AREA OF BURNED PAINT WAS NOTICED JUST AFT OF THE APU INLET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED TO A SERVICE FACILITY FOR REPAIR AND TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE APU. THE BURNED PAINT IS LIKELY AN INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A SMALL APU INLET FIRE. THE CREW DID NOT REPORT ANY RELATED CAS MESSAGES OR WARNINGS.