Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 19, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605363
Aircraft time
7,301 hours, 5,834 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
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

DURING ENGINE START UP, ENCOUNTERED SMOKE IN CABIN. THE APU WAS RUNNING ALONG WITH THE BLEED AIR. INITIALLY SHUT THE BLEED AIR OFF TO THE APU FOR THE PASSENGER BRIEFING. TURNED THE BLEED AIR BACK ON, HEARD SUBTLE SQUEALING NOISES. ON ENGINE START UP, ALL THE WEMACS STARTED EMITTING SMOKE. A NOTICEABLE OIL BURNING ODOR WAS NOTED. SHUT ENGINE DOWN ALONG WITH APU AND THE SMOKE CEASED. CHECKED APU INLET, EVIDENCE OF MOISTURE PRESENT (HEAVY STORM 9-10). WITH APU OFF RAN L & RT ENGINES SEPARATELY. NO EVIDANCE OF OIL SMOKE FROM EITHER SIDE, WITH ENGINES OFF RAN APU WITH BLEED AIR ON AND FOUND EMITTING SMOKE. SHUTDOWN APU AND CHECK INLET AGAIN FOUND OIL RESIDUE IN INLET. REMOVED AND CLEANED COALESTER SOCK IAW MM 21-51-00. REINSTALLED AND RAN ACFT TO DISAPATE RESIDUE OIL IN SYS RAN LT & RT ENGINES AT 70 PERCENT N1 FOR .5 HOUR. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OIL PRESENT.

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