Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 16, 2006
Submitted
July 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500061
Aircraft time
7,192 hours, 4,560 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Overserviced
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLT, APU FAILED IN FLT. PRECEDED BY BURNING ODOR. RAN APU FOR 20 MIN CYCLING BLEED AIR VALVE IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS. APU NEVER SHUTDOWN. NOTICE THAT AS APU RAN & WARMED UP THAT THERE WAS SOME BLACK SMOKE NOTICE. ALSO, NOTICED BACKSHELL FOR OIL TEMP SENSOR LOOSE. TIGHTENED BACKSHELL. INSPECTED OIL TEMP SENSOR CONNECTOR. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SHUTDOWN APU. OIL LEVEL CHK GOOD. CHKD HISTORY OF FAULT CODES & FOUND CODES FOR OIL TEMP SENSOR & BLVC. NOTED OIL SERVICE ON APU SLIGHTLY HIGH. REMOVED APPROX 8 OUNCES OF OIL FROM APU. RAN APU FOR OVER ONE HOUR. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO ADVERSE ODORS NOTED IN CABIN OR COCKPIT. NO SMOKE NOTED FROM TAILPIPE OF APU DURING OPS. REF HONEYWELL GTCP36-150 CX MM.

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