Service difficulty report · Apu · Amd FALCON2000EX

Difficulty date
January 15, 2016
Submitted
January 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000EX
Aircraft serial
115
Aircraft time
7,033 hours, 4,069 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN STARTING APU AFTER LANDING, LINE SERVICE OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE, A FLAME COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST & FUEL LEAKING FROM APU. THE CABIN ALSO HAD AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF JET FUEL. R & R APU FUEL FLOW DIVIDERIAW MM 49-30-58. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. R & R FUEL SHUT OFF SOLENOID IAW MM 49-30-54. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.