What was found
ON APPROACH INTO MSP AFTER STARTING APU EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL SMELL FILLED CABIN, APU SHUT DOWN FUEL SMELL DISSIPATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, A/C LANDED SAFELY IN MSP. TRANSFERRED TO DEFERRED LIST PER MEL 49-10-01-1.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2010
- Submitted
- November 18, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N937CA
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7044
- Aircraft time
- 37,374 hours, 34,019 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.