Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 7, 2006
Submitted
December 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8797A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7797
Aircraft time
8,763 hours, 7,376 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38004883
Part serial
P584
Condition
Warning Message
Part time
10,144 hours, 20,449 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL INTO ROC, THE APU FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE APU FIRE FAIL MESSAGE. THE APU DID AN AUTO SHUTDOWN. UPON LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A VISUAL INPSECTION OF THE APU AND APU COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE HAD BEEN ANY FIRE. AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, THE APU WAS DEFERRED PER THE MEL, UNTIL FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING COULD BE DONE AT A MAINTENANCE BASE.