Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
January 4, 2018
Submitted
January 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573NN
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Aircraft serial
15362
Aircraft time
6,760 hours, 6,179 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu Area
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER DEFERRING THE APU DOOR OPEN, DURING THE APU START, BLUE SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE COCKPIT ALONG WITH AN APU FIRE 'W' MESSAGE. ON INSPECTION, BURNED & MELTED WIRING WAS FOUND AROUND THE APU, BUT WAS CONTAINED TO JUST THE APU AREA. MX R & R THE APU AND APU FIRE BOTTLE. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.