Service difficulty report · Lead · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 10, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605655
Aircraft time
5,179 hours, 4,000 cycles
Part
Lead
Condition
Burned
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Starter Gen
Component part number
300SGL138Q6
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

THE APU WAS OPERATING AND BLEED AIR WAS ENGAGED, PRESSED THE ENGINE START BUTTON FOR NR 2 ENGINE, AFTER FUEL WAS INTRODUCED DURING THE START, THE APU DROPPED OFFLINE AND OUR ENGINE AVIONICS SCREENS MOMENTARILY WENT BLANK. DETECTED A FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE. AFTER THE ENGINE START WAS COMPLETED THE ODOR OF SMOKE INCREASED, SAW CABIN FILLING WITH SMOKE. IT APPEARED TO BE COMING OUT OF THE WEMAC ABOVE SEAT NR 7. BATTERY. TEMP WAS AROUND 90 DURING THE START SEQUENCE. NO ABNORMALITY NOTED IN THE TAIL SECTION. FOUND APU STARTER GENERATOR "B" TERMINAL LEAD END MELTED AND WELDED TO TERMINAL STUD. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER GENERATOR AND REMOVED AND REPLACED APU "B" TERMINAL LEAD. OPERATED APU AND BOTH ENGINES FOR 30 MINUTES. NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN THE CABIN AT ANY TIME. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 24-31-02.

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