Service difficulty report · Apu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 1, 2013
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433SW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7550
Aircraft time
28,332 hours, 22,658 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STARTED APU BUT HAD NO LIGHT OFF, SHUT DOWN APU, STARTED APU SECOND TIME AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. FOLLOWING APU START HOWEVER, HAD FUEL SMELL ENTER COCKPIT. (FLT7368) INSPECTED APU, NO LEAKS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH APU START/STOP. NO SMELL NOTED AT THIS TIME.