What was found
UPON START OF NR 1 ENGINE, APU REPORTED FLAMES OUT OF EXHAUST AND FUEL LEAKING. PLACED APU ON MEL 49-00-1. CLEARED 4/8 BY REPLACING BOTH IGNITORS A & B. ALSO FOUND RT FUEL NOZZLE TO BE CLOGGED. REPLACED NOZZLE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2015
- Submitted
- April 8, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N440QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4347
- Aircraft time
- 10,187 hours, 10,812 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW150A
- System (JASC)
- 7421 · Spark Plug/Igniter
- Part
- Igniter
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.