Service difficulty report · Line · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 29, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8665A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7665
Aircraft time
19,797 hours, 16,897 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
10,349 hours, 21,907 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Component part number
38004883
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE SITTING AT GATE C15 IN DTW THE APU PERFORMED AN AUTO SHUTDOWN. THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW IT COMING FROM THE GASPERS. THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED AND CFR RESPONDED. NO FIRE OR HOT SPOTS WERE FOUND. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE APU ENCLOSURE WAS SOAKED IN OIL. FURTHER INVESTAGATION FOUND A RUPTURED OIL LINE ON THE APU. THE ENCLOSURE WAS CLEANED, THE APU DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.