Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
September 11, 2004
Submitted
November 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591ML
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7388
Aircraft time
7,079 hours, 5,941 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Fire
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING IN YUL AND SHUTTING DOWN THE APU FOR THE NIGHT THE GROUND CREW NOTICED FLAMES EMITTING FROM THE APU EXHAUST AREA. AS GROUND CREW WAS MOVING TO NOTIFY THE CREW, THE APU FIRE WARNING ALERTED IN THE COCKPIT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE AUTOMATICALLY. MAINTENANCE IS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. INDICATIONS ARE POINTING TO THE FIRE BOTTLE CONTAINED IN THE APU ENCLOSURE. 9/11 MX REPLACED FIRE DETECTION CONTROL P/N 472597-02, S/N 0434, AND APU FIREX CONTAINER.