Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 17, 2005
Submitted
July 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605187
Aircraft time
3,705 hours, 2,893 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P373
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
1,680 hours, 2,040 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, W
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT APU RUNNING ON GROUND / CABIN FILLED UP WITH BLUE SMOKE, CUT APU BLEED AIR OFF, AND SMOKE SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP, AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SITTING IN HEAVY RAIN. STARTED BOTH ENGINES, AC DID NOT SMOKE. FOUND APU OIL OVERSERVICED. REMOVED EXCESS OIL, RAN APU . OPS CHECK GOOD. NO SMOKE W/ APU BLEED AIR. WORK PERFORMED IAW HONEYWELL RE-100(XL) APU MM CHAP 49-90-00 .

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