Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 30, 2003
Submitted
December 30, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N916CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605153
Part
Switch
Part number
A31290
Condition
Erratic
Location
Apu Start
Part time
1,195 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

UPON SHUT DOWN OF APU AFTER ENGINE STARTS, AS THE APU SLOWED TO APPROX. 5 PERCENT THE APU STARTED ITSELF WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE CONTROL PANEL. SUBSEQUENT SHUTDOWN ATTEMPTS RESULTED IN THE SAME RESULTS UNTIL THE FIFTH TIME, AT WHICH, THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AS THE APU SLOWED TO 10 PERCENT. THIS RESULTED IN A SUCCESSFUL SHUTDOWN. THIS IS THE SECOND THAT WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM ON. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT WE CHANGE THE START/STOP SWITCH WHICH WE DID. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING. RECOMMENDED TO THE MFG THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN BE ISSUED TO CHANGE THE APU START/STOP SWITCH ON THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT.

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