Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 9, 2017
Submitted
January 30, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N121LS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
680076
Aircraft time
1,712 hours, 1,820 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007851
Part serial
P198
Condition
Failed
Part time
1,339 hours, 2,188 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
B
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

CREW COMPLAINED OF SLIGHT BURNED OIL ODOR IN THE CABIN AFTER STARTING APU AND OPENING APU BLEED VALVE. ODOR WENT AWAY AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER FLIGHT, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE APU INLET AND FOUND DAMAGED IMPELLER BLADES AND SUBSEQUENTLY OIL IN INLET. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION APU UPPER INLET SHROUD WAS OBSERVED WITH TWO MISSING FASTENERS, TWO SCREWS WASHERS AND NUTS. APU WAS REMOVED AND FURTHER INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THE MISSING HARDWARE WAS SMALL ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN INGESTED BY APU BY VIRTUE OF IT'S LOCATION AND LACK OF SELF LOCKING NUTS OR ANY OTHER SAFETY DEVICE. APU SHROUD HAD CRACKS FROM VIBRATION. APU SENT FOR REPAIR, DETERMINED THERE WAS IN FACT OIL LEAKING PAST THE COMPRESSOR MAIN SEAL MOST LIKELY DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION ALSO THAT COMPRESSOR ROTOR, HOUSING, DEFLECTOR, DIFFUSER, AND MANY OTHER PARTS WERE BEYOND REPAIR AND WILL BE REPLACED.