Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 7, 2024
Submitted
December 12, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
560XL5680
Aircraft time
12,288 hours, 9,012 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

JET FUEL SMELL COMING INTO AIRCRAFT FROM THE AIR VENTS. MORE PROMINENT FROM THE OVERHEAD COLD AIR VENTS THAN THE CONDITIONED / HEAT VENTS. NO SMELL PRESENT IN LUGGAGE COMPARMENT OR TAIL CONE ACCESS AREA. NO FUEL NOTED PUDDLING UNDER AIRCRAFT. WAS TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND TO BE THE APU BLEED AIR SYSTEM CAUSING THE FUEL SMELL AND THE APU BLEED AIR HAS BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN MEL'D.

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