Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 6, 2012
Submitted
November 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605697
Aircraft time
5,009 hours, 3,940 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P251
Condition
Odor
Part time
7,140 hours, 10,862 cycles
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

ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER COMPLETE SHUTDOWN, APU WAS RE-STARTED AND BLEEDS WERE PLACED TO LOW. AIRCRAFT CABIN AND FLIGHTDECK STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. OPERATED APU FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ACCESSED AND REMOVED AND CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER SOCK, REINSTALLED WATER SEPARATOR SOCK. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND APU, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED APU PLUMBING FOR NAY EVIDENCE OF OIL, NO OIL NOTICED. WITH A BOROSCOPE INSPECTED APU INTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DOM REQUESTED ANOTHER RUN ON BOTH ENGINES AND APU. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT 80 PERCENT N2 FOR 45 MINUTES AND IDLE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. JUST WITH ENGINES RUNNER AIR GOOD. RAN APU AND CONFIRMED A BAD ODOR. R & R THE APU IAW MM 49-10-00. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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