Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
September 20, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800115
Aircraft time
4,896 hours, 3,234 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007851
Part serial
P241
Condition
Leaking
Part time
3,026 hours, 4,936 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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 PREFLIGHT WITH APU RUNNING AND AC ON, SMELLED OILY ODOR AND SAW LIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN. WITH BLEED AIR OFF, SMOKE WENT AWAY WITH JUST A LITTLE OIL ODOR. REMOVED L/R APU PANELS, REMOVED INLET TEMP BULB, UNBOLTED INLET AND MOVED UPWARD TO ACCESS APU INLET. REMOVED TAIL TO RUDDER FAIRING/INTAKE. CW BORESCOPE OF APU INLET, PUT PIC ON FLASH DRIVE. APU INLET AND COMPRESSOR AREA INLET VERY OIL COVERED 9-22-12. RECORDED APU TIME: 3025.5, CYCLES: 4936. REMOVED APU FROM AIRCRAFT. RECEIVED PROVIDED APU. TRANSFERED COMPONENTS, OK TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT APU. INSTALLED APU IAW MM CH 49-10-00. OK TO INSTALL START/GEN RUN AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. OK TO CLOSE APU PANELS. CLOSED PANELS.