Service difficulty report · Starter · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
May 5, 2010
Submitted
May 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181PQ
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Aircraft serial
15181
Aircraft time
4,727 hours, 3,676 cycles
Part
Starter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 CREW REPORTS THAT THERE WAS A STRONG "FUME" SMELL IN THE CABIN, STRONGEST IN ROW 14. ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ATLANTA MAINTENANCE RAN BOTH PACKS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMELL, HOWEVER MAINTENANCE DID FIND THAT THE APU HAD AN OVERTEMP CAUTION CODE WHICH COULD HAVE PRODUCED THE SMELL. ATL MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ASCA FUSE AND THE APU STARTER ASSEMBLY IAW CRJ 900 AMM 41-41-07. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER LIKE DISCREPANCIES SINCE.