Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 9, 2006
Submitted
February 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500083
Aircraft time
6,188 hours, 4,024 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38005761
Part serial
P199
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
4,738 hours, 4,178 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

UPON DESCENT INTO BCT, ATTEMPTED TO START THE APU TWICE. WHILE ATTEMPTING A SECOND START, SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD GASPER. ABANDONED ALL FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO START APU. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE APU AND INSPECTED APU, NO DEFECTS NOTED STARTED APU AND RAN FOR 2.0 HOURS REFORMED RESTART OF APU WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW CESSNA 750 MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 49-10-00. INSPECTED LOAD CONTROL VALVE AND MAX COOLING VALVE NO DEFECTED NOTED ALSO INSPECTED J-BOX NO DEFECTS NOTED DID FIND DUCT SUPPLY TEMP SET HIGH AT 133 DEGREES. RESET TEMP CONTROL AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW CESSNA 750 MM CHAPTER 21-60-00, OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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