What was found
2 UNSUCCESSFUL APU STARTS. ON SECOND ATTEMPT, STRONG ODOR OF JET FUEL IN CABIN. PLACED APU ON MEL.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2021
- Submitted
- October 21, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N451QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 2387
- Aircraft time
- 16,885 hours, 18,387 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Faulted
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.