Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 7, 2008
Submitted
May 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605152
Aircraft time
7,143 hours, 5,626 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P217
Condition
Smoke
Part time
7,424 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

FLIGHTDECK FILLED UP WITH SMOKE (ON GROUND)THIS HAPPENED WHILE ENGINES WERE NOT RUNNING, APU WAS RUNNING WITH APU BLEED AIR ON. SMOKE CAME FROM L AND R WEMAC. REMOVED AND INSTALLED APU IAW MM 49-10-00. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF APU ALL CHECK GOOD IAW MM 49-10-02 OK TO INSTALL UPPER & LOWER APU ACCESS PANELS INSTALLED UPPER & LOWER APU ACCESS PANELS.

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