Service difficulty report · Intake Duct · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
May 26, 2015
Submitted
May 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7898
Aircraft time
27,682 hours, 27,915 cycles
Part
Intake Duct
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

CREW REPORTED APU OVERTEMP AND APU SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES, CLOSED ENGINE BLEEDS AND SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, FOUND APU INLET DUCT COLLAPSED, R & R DUCT AND PERFORMED CHECK IAW AMM. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.