Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 28, 2005
Submitted
March 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7038
Aircraft time
26,452 hours, 25,105 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5886 DURING CLIMBOUT OF BWI CREW NOTED EVIDENCE OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DE-ICED PRIOR TO DEPARTING BWI, SUSPECT DE-ICING FLUID ENTERED APU INLET CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.