Service difficulty report · Housing · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
April 30, 2003
Submitted
May 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5190
Engine
Ge CF34*
Part
Housing
Part number
38826081
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu Fuel Filter
Part time
777 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU FUEL FILTER HOUSING ATTACHMENT FLANGES CRACKED. THIS IS THE FIFTH FILTER HOUSING THAT HAS CRACKED SINCE 01/30/99, THREE ON N86 AND TWO ON N87. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING FAILURES ARE THE RESULT OF FUEL CONTROL UNIT OVERPRESSURE CAUSED BY THE MALFUNCTION OF AN INTERNAL ULTIMATE RELIEF VALVE.