Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 3, 2012
Submitted
January 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605251
Aircraft time
9,102 hours, 7,189 cycles
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

WITH THE APU ON, BLEED AIR OFF, DURING NR 2 ENGINE START, WHICH WAS FIRST TO BE STARTED, SMOKE STARTED TO COME INTO COCKPIT, PARTICULARLY THRU THE RT SIDE EYEBALL VENT BUT ALSO THRU BOTH WEMACS. IT CONTINUED DURING THE 2ND ENGINE START. SHUTDOWN BOTH APU AND ENGINES. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED. THIS WAS THE SECOND LEG OF THE DAY WITH NO ISSUES ON EARLIER FLIGHT.

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