Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 15, 2024
Submitted
March 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970SW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7881
Aircraft time
46,690 hours, 40,208 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Fumes
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

FUEL SMELL IN THE FLT DECK AND IN THE CABIN ON GROUND. IN AIR THE SMELL WAS STRONGER AFTER THE TEMPERATURE WAS INCREASED IN THE FLT DECK NOT IN THE CABIN . WENT AWAY AFTER THE TEMPERATURE WAS DECREASED (FLIGHT 5590 FILED CLOSED)THIS DISCREPANCY WAS TRANSFERRED TO CAMP ITEM 27957581 WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION: "DETERMINED THE FUEL SMELL WAS DUE TO A CHAFFED FUEL LINE INSIDE THE APU ENCLOSURE ALLOWING FUEL TO GET INTO THE AIRSTREAM AND INTO THE PACK'S AIR SUPPLY. REPLACED THE CHAFFED APU FUEL LINE BY INLET BELLOW CLAMPS SEE CP 27957793 FOR WORK PERFORMED. RAN PACKS WITH APU AS THE BLEED SOURCE UNTIL NO FUEL SMELL COULD BE DETECTED FROM THE CONDITIONED AIR."