Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 31, 2007
Submitted
September 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605548
Aircraft time
2,610 hours, 2,073 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APU AUTOMATICALLY SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO AN OVERHEAT. SMOKE FROM OVER-HEATED APU ENTERED CABIN. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU FOUND APU OIL TO BE LOW. ADDED OIL AS REQUIRED IAW 650XLS AMM 12-10-00. RAN APU LOADED WITH ACM FOR APPROX. 20 MIN EGT PEAKED AT 522 DEG AND STABILIZED AT 502 DEG. ALL PARAMETERS IN LIMITS IAW 560XLS AMM 49-10-00.

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