Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
September 9, 2004
Submitted
November 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924FJ
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Aircraft serial
15024
Aircraft time
394 hours, 287 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
4739172
Part serial
327BJ
Condition
Discharged
Location
Apu
Part time
394 hours, 287 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN CAUSED BY DE-ICE FLUID BEING SPRAYED INTO THE APU INTAKE DURING DE-ICE OPERATIONS. THE CABIN WAS EVACUATED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AT THE DE-ICE PAD. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A GVI OF THE APU AND AIR DUCTS AND RAN THE ENGINES TO OPERATE THE PACKS AND CLEAR THE SYSTEM OF FUMES. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS FOUND DISCHARGED AND THE APU WAS INOP AFTER THIS EVENT. 9/9 THE SMOKE WAS FOUND TO BE GLYCOL MIST, OPS CHECKED AT AIR CONDITION SYSTEM, NO FURTHER ACTION. APU FIREX BOTTLE WAS REPLACED.