Service difficulty report · Light · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 18, 2008
Submitted
January 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605308
Aircraft time
5,159 hours, 4,092 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Light
Condition
Fire
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER APU START AND TAIL FLOOD LIGHTS TURNED ON , BOTH PILOT AND FUEL LINEMAN OBSERVED BLUE FLAME AND SMOKE COMING FROM RT TAIL FLOOD LIGHT. RAN APU SEVERAL TIMES, TURNED FLOOD LTS. ON/OFF DURING START AND NORMAL OPERATION. NO INDICATION OF HIGH APU ITT. NO EVIDANCE OF FLASHES OR FLAMES NOTED FROM RIGHT TAIL SIDE OR APU EXHAUST AREA. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 49-80-00 & 33-40-00 AND AFM.

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