What was found
APU AUTO SHUT DOWN WHEN APU ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, A FIRE BALL CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THEN SMOKE POURED OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2011
- Submitted
- November 2, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7291Z
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7291
- Aircraft time
- 32,573 hours, 26,012 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.