Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 5, 2012
Submitted
August 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605197
Aircraft time
9,536 hours, 7,647 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
66150342
Condition
Damaged
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

HAD APU RUNNING, ACM OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED FOR A SECOND AND WENT OUT, AFTER 15 TO 25 SECONDS SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN AND COCKPIT FROM THE OVERHEAD VENTS. FOUND ACM EXHAUST DUCT ASSY MATERIAL COMING APART AND BLOCKING EXHAUST AIR FLOW. R & R EXHAUST DUCT ASSY. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM CH 21-51-00.

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