Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 7, 2011
Submitted
February 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605319
Aircraft time
6,818 hours, 5,428 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P352
Condition
Smoke
Part time
4,452 hours, 5,617 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

APPEARANCE OF SMOKE/MIST IN CABIN AND COCKPIT WHEN APU BLEED AIR SWITCH TURNED ON. BOTH MAIN ENGINES WERE NOT RUNNING. HAD USED APU BLEED AIR TWICE EARLIER, NO ISSUES. APU OIL HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED TODAY. NO ABNORMAL APU INDICATIONS OBSERVED DURING AND AFTER EVENT. REMOVED AND INSTALLED REPAIRED APU. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 49-10-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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