Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 25, 2022
Submitted
October 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605563
Aircraft time
6,145 hours, 4,338 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE APU SHUTS DOWN WHEN BLEED AIR LOAD WAS APPLIED. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM VERIFIED DISCREPANCY AND FOUND THE APU INLET TEMP SENSOR DEFECTIVE. THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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