Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 27, 2008
Submitted
March 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7627
Aircraft time
14,426 hours, 12,640 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
14,426 hours, 12,636 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH TO ATL - AFTER LEVELING OFF IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW RECEIVED AN APU HIGH TEMP MESSAGE ON EICAS. AFTER FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATE QRH CHECKLISTS THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MGM WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AND FOUND IT WAS LOW ON OIL. AFTER PROPERLY SERVICING THE APU WITH OIL, IT OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.