Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 16, 2005
Submitted
December 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605187
Aircraft time
4,066 hours, 3,197 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
38635041
Condition
Leaking
Location
Starter Gen
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

WITH APU ON FOR 15 MIN, CAB IN FILLED WITH SMOKE. OIL SMELL TO IT. BLEED AIR ON, TEMPS NORMAL ON APU. CABIN SEEMED TO NOT BE COOLING EFFECTIVELY. - FOUND APU STARTER/GENERATOR GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING OIL INTO ENCLOSURE - REPLACED SEAL IAW HONEYWELL RE100 (XL) MM 49-10-00. ALSO FOUND AREA AROUND FILLER PORT APPEARS TO HAVE OIL SPILLED INTO APU AIR INLET. BOROSCOPE APU NO INTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. REPLACED COALSCER SOCK AND CLEANED ECU & DUCTING TO REMOVE OIL IAW ALIED SIGNAL MM IV SCREW 4-7 OPS/LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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