Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 8, 2010
Submitted
August 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605661
Aircraft time
3,243 hours, 2,534 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

HAD VISIBLE SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF, THRU ABOUT 2K FT, WITH APU RUNNING. SMOKE SEEMED TO BE ISOLATED TO COCKPIT AREA. SMOKE DISSIPATED ON ITS OWN IN A VERY SHORT TIME. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, ENGINES AND APU BLEED AIR SYS CHECKS OK.

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