Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 31, 2006
Submitted
April 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7941
Aircraft time
4,029 hours, 4,077 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1603662
Part serial
DRK104467
Condition
Clogged
Location
Apu
Part time
2,819 hours, 2,825 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

AFTER STARTING THE APU ON APPROACH INTO PHL, THE -SMOKE TOILET- CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE CABIN FILLING WITH SMOKE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDED AT PHL, DISCHARGED THE APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RAN THE APU. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENCLOSURE AFTER SHUTDOWN. THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE APU AND APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER WERE DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. AFTER FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A CLOGGED APU OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY. THE APU OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE DEFERRALS WERE CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS AGAIN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.