Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 19, 2006
Submitted
June 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605340
Aircraft time
3,005 hours, 2,244 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P378
Condition
Smoke
Part time
1,806 hours, 2,737 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FLOOR IN COCKPIT & CABIN. SHUTDOWN APU, PULL POWER BACK ON ENGINES FOR DESCENT AND SMOKE STARTED TO CLEAR OUT. SMOKE HAD AN OILY SMELL. OPERATED THE APU AND FOUND A SMOKY SMELL FROM COCKPIT AND CABIN. SHUTDOWN APU AND OPERATED ENGINES AND THE SMOKY OIL SMELL WENT AWAY. COMPLETED THIS CYCLE TWO MORE TIMES, BOTH TIMES THE SMOKY OIL SMELL WOULD GO AWAY AFTER THE APU WAS SHUTDOWN AND ENGINES TURNED ON. INSPECTED APU AND FOUND THE OIL SERVICED PROPERLY AND NO VISUAL SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK. CLOSED THE APU ACCESS DOOR IN REFERENCE TO THE 560XL MM CHAPTER 49. A/C WILL BE FLOWN TO TCSC FOR AN APU CHANGE.

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