Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 19, 2008
Submitted
May 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605588
Aircraft time
3,018 hours, 2,335 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
3,255 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STARTING THE APU WITH BLEEDS ON, SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE OVERHEAD WEMAKS AND FLOOR AREA. WITH ENGINES STARTED AND APU OFF SMOKE WAS NOT PRESENT. CONFIRMED THE APU IS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. PREPARED APU TO BORESCOPE APU BORESCOPE COMPRESSOR INLET, NOTED ENGINE OIL PUDDLED AT COMPRESSOR INLET, MFG CONTACTED US AND WAS CONDEMING THE APU AND WILL CONTACT OPERATOR TO GET ORDER, REFER DISC. NR16 FOR APU REPLACEMENT.

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