Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 16, 2007
Submitted
June 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605367
Aircraft time
3,227 hours, 2,486 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

GROUND CONTROLLERS REPORTED SMOKE FROM RT SIDE OF AIRPLANE. UPON APU SHUTDOWN, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM APU INTAKE AND EXHAUST. BOTH RED AND YELLOW APU OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. APU OIL LEVEL WAS VERIFIED NORMAL PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. [07-09-07] REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW 560XL MM 49-10-00.

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