What was found
APU FAILED TO START. FUEL DRIPPING AND STRONG FUEL ODOR. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF APU IAW AMM 49-00-00-710-801 SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2016
- Submitted
- August 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N444QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4355
- Aircraft time
- 12,367 hours, 13,159 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- 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.