Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 6, 2005
Submitted
May 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500077
Aircraft time
5,900 hours, 3,760 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP15036W
Part serial
P189
Condition
Failed
Part time
6,397 hours, 5,477 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

CABIN FILLED WITH OILY SMELLING SMOKE AFTER APU STARTED ON GROUND. SIGNIFICANT DROP NOTED ON APU OIL LEVEL. CHECKED APU OIL LEVEL FOUND TO BE JUST BELOW THE ADD OIL LINE, STARTED APU AND RAN OIL AIRCONDITIONING AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE SETTINGS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE OIL SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. REMOVED COALESSER CLOTHS AND CLEANING THOROUGHLY REINSTALLED COALESSER CLOTHS AND REINSTALLED. OPERATED THE APU AND RAN AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. NO SMOKE OR SMELL NOTED. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, NO LEAKS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW CE750 MM 12-10-01.

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