SDR REXA01001

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 6, 2001
Submitted
February 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8416B
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7416
Part
Control Unit
Part number
47259701
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,116 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO MEMPHIS, THE L FIRE FAIL, L JETOVHT FAIL, APU FAIL, R FIRE FAIL, AND R JETOVHT FAIL CAUTION MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS LATER, THE L JETOVHT WARNIGN MESSAGE ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, FOLLOWED BY THE L ENG FIRE AND APU FIRE WARNING MESSAGES. THE APU WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE CARRIED OUT, LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS ALSO DISCHARGED. LANDING WAS OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL. DURING T/S, MX FOUND THE FIRE DETECTECTION CONTROL UNIT LOCATED UNDER LEFT CONSOLE SHORTED AND CONTAMINATED WITH A LIQUID (COFFEE). A NEW CONTROLLER, ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE AND APU FIRE BOTTLE WERE INSTALLED.