Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 2, 2006
Submitted
November 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8390A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7390
Aircraft time
15,091 hours, 13,655 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38004883
Part serial
P790
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
7,688 hours, 15,245 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BOARDING PASSENGERS AT KXNA WHEN THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH OIL SMOKE. BOARDING WAS SUSPENDED AND ALL PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. CFR RESPONDED AS A PRECAUTION. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS NOTED, BUT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE OIL WAS THE APU. WITH THE APU DEFERRED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED AND DEPARTED KXNA. DURING CLIMB-OUT, A "SMOKE, TOILET" WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED OF SMOKE IN CABIN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT KXNA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. MAINTENANCE