Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 1, 2012
Submitted
January 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8588D
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7588
Aircraft time
22,216 hours, 19,941 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
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

AIR RETURN AND EMERGENCY DECLARED. DID AN ATB TO CLE DUE TO SMOKE FILLING UP THE CABIN. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN CLE. FOUND APU ENCLOSURE FILLED WITH GLYCOL. CLEANED UP GLYCOL AND RAN ENGINE. NO SMOKE FOUND.