Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 7, 2012
Submitted
March 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605188
Aircraft time
9,270 hours, 7,333 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P361
Condition
Leaking
Part time
4,573 hours, 7,756 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

SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER APU BLEED AIR TURNED ON. OPERATED APU AND BLEED AIR AND VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. NOTED AN OIL ODOR WHEN CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. TURNED OFF APU. ACCESSED APU AND DISCONNECTED MAIN BLEED AIR LINE AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKING INTERNALLY FROM APU. CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR, RAN ENGINES AGAIN. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 21-51-00. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED APU AND INSTALLED "REPAIRED" APU. OP'S & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 49-10-00.

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