Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 22, 2023
Submitted
September 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913CL
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605718
Aircraft time
6,886 hours, 4,652 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB CREW NOTICED SMELL (NON-ELECTRICAL) IN COCKPIT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONFIRMED SMOKE IN CABIN. CLIMB DISCONTINUED AROUND 16,000 AND UPON POWER REDUCTION SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED, CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FIRE WERE NOTICED. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND APU OIL LEVEL OVER SERVICED, HOWEVER NO OIL RESIDUE IN BLEED LINES NOR ACM SYSTEM. EXCESS APU OIL SIPHONED TO PROPER LEVEL, LONG APU GROUND RUN AND HIGH POWER ENGINE GROUND RUNS PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED WITHOUT ISSUES. PROBABLE CAUSE ATTRIBUTED TO OIL VAPORS FROM APU COLLECTING ACM WHICH WERE LATER FLASHED OFF INTO OIL HAZE/SMOKE BECAUSE OF HOTTER ENGINE BLEED TEMP DURING TAKEOFF.

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