Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
July 5, 2005
Submitted
July 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794QS
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507094
Aircraft time
4,887 hours, 3,674 cycles
Part
Oil System
Part number
38003041
Part serial
P460
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Part time
4,843 hours
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

AFTER STARTING APU AND BLEED AIR ON, COULD NOT CONTROL COCKPIT HEAT AUTO OR MANUAL. BLUE SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT. DUCT TEMPERATURE WAS 210 AND RISING WHEN BLEED AIR WAS TURNED OFF. SMOKE THEN DISAPPEARED. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND APU OVER SERVICED WITH OIL. SERVICED APU OIL TO PROPER LEVEL IAW 650 M/M 12-10-66. REMOVED AND REPLACED COCKPIT AND CABIN WATER SEPARATOR COALESCERS DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION IAW 650 M/M12-10-01. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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