Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 12, 2012
Submitted
May 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605818
Aircraft time
2,915 hours, 2,278 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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

ON APU/ACM STARTUP, UNUSUAL ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN LIKE SHOE POLISH OR POSSIBLY SEWING MACHINE OIL. ALTHOUGH ODOR APPEARS TO GO AWAY WHILE SITTING INSIDE JET, GOING OUTSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RETURNING, ODOR IS VERY NOTICEABLE. COULD NOT DETERMINE IF PROBLEM IS WITH APU OR ACM. FOUND APU OVERSERVICED, OIL ACCUMULATED IN APU CONTAINMENT PAN, OIL ON RT STAB AND TAIL. REMOVED HALF QUART FROM APU. SERVICED IAW MM 12-11-03. REMOVED INLET AND EXHAUST DUCTS ON APU AND INSPECTED ACM FOR ANY OIL. REMOVED, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED COALESCER SOCK IAW MM 21-51-00. RAN APU FOR ONE HOUR, NO LEAKS OR SMELL. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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