Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 27, 2012
Submitted
July 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605306
Aircraft time
8,320 hours, 6,637 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P186
Condition
Leaking
Part time
7,554 hours, 10,445 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON TAKEOFF AND WHILE AT TAKE OFF POWER AND APU RUNNING, LIGHT FOWL SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT AND AIR FROM A/C WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. WHILE AVOIDING WEATHER AND WAITING TO LAND, SMOKE DISSIPATED AND A/C STARTED BLOWING COLD AGAIN. NO ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED AND ALL ELSE SEEMED NORMAL. APU LEAKING INTERNALLY. R & R THE APU WITH A REPAIRED UNIT IAW MM 49-10-00, OPS AND LEAKS CHECK GOOD.

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