Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 12, 2012
Submitted
September 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605655
Aircraft time
5,112 hours, 3,947 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
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

HEAVY SMOKE ENTERED AFT CABIN TO THE COCKPIT WHEN THE APU BLEED WAS TURNED ON. THE CABIN GOT HOT AND A RUMBLING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED APU RUNS. PERFORMED ECU OPS CHECKS WITH NO DEFEFCTS NOTED. RAN APU BLEED AIR TO FULL HOT AND FULL COLD IN AUTO AND MANUAL MODES WITH NO SMOKE IN COCKPIT OR CABIN AT ANY TIME DURING 1 HOUR APU RUNS. REINSPECTED APU OIL LEVEL AND FOND SAME AS WHEN STARTED RUNS. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 21-10-00, 21-51-00 AND 49-00-00.

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