Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 5, 2008
Submitted
May 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605706
Aircraft time
986 hours, 763 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P638
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
615 hours, 1,125 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON THE GROUND WITH THE APU RUNNING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, SECONDS AFTER SWITCHING BLEED AIR ON, SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE CABIN FROM ALL WEMACS VENTS. REPLACED APU IAW 560XL MM CH 49-10-00 SERVICED OIL RAN LK AND OPS CK GOOD. OLD APU SERIAL P-638 TSN HOURS 615.2 AND CSN 1125, NEW APU SERIAL P-324 TSN HOURS 3044.9 CSN 4801. UNIT REPAIRED IAW 560XL MM 49-10-00. APU WITH 2380 ENGINE OIL

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