Service difficulty report · Vent Line · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 25, 2005
Submitted
June 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N75996
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7357
Aircraft time
8,485 hours, 7,855 cycles
Part
Vent Line
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu Gearbox
Stage of operation
LD
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

DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER SWITCHING TO APU BLEED WHEN LANDING. LT ACM PREVIOUSLY MEL FOR SIMILAR SMOKE IN CABIN SITUATION. MX PERFORMED COMPREHENSIVE TEST OF RT ACM RUNNING IT OFF ENGINE BLEED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, MEL APU. MX CLEANED APU GEARBOX VENT LINE. OPS CHECKED GOOD.