Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 28, 2009
Submitted
September 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605308
Aircraft time
6,077 hours, 4,854 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P353
Condition
Leaking
Part time
6,095 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

REMOVED APU ACCESS PANNEL, AND FOUND OIL PRESENT AROUND THE STARTER GENERATOR. REMOVED APU BLEED AIR SUPPLY TUBE, AND FOUND OIL PRESENT INSIDE OF TUBE. REMOVED THE APU IAW MM 49-10-00, REV APU CYCLES , APU HOBBS 4069.4 BEFORE REMOVAL OF APU. BUILT UP APU FOR INSTALLATION. INSTALLED APU. INSTALLED EXHAUST PIPE. STARTED INSTALLING DRAIN LINES. ALL WORK IAW MM CH 49-10-00. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF THE APU. RAN APU AND OPS CHECK OF THE ACFT APU CHECKS GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. MM CHAPTER 49-00-00. STARTER GENERATOR REMOVED SN 3153XL, HOURS 326.0, CYCLES 610.0 FROM O/H.

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