Service difficulty report · Apu · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
October 13, 2006
Submitted
October 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
100
Aircraft time
1,768 hours, 1,083 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

WITH APU RUNNING - ECS IN APU NOTED FUEL ODOR IN AFT CABIN IN LAV AREA. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND ODOR TO BE MOST PRONOUNCED IN SMALL CABINET BELOW LAV CLOSET HOUSING AIRSHOW BOXES - A/C HAD APPROX 1600 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD. NO FUEL ODOR FROM GASPERS. RAN APU FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR IN THE -APU- MODE ON THE ECS. VARIED TEMPERATURES FROM HOT TO COLD BUT NEVER SMELLED FUEL IN THE CABIN. OPS CHECK OF APU GOOD AT THIS TIME. GULFSTREAM G200 MM/49-00-00. NO FUEL NOTED BENEATH LAV CLOSETS AT THIS TIME. KLFT-KDTS