Service difficulty report · Unknown · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
January 1, 2013
Submitted
January 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N870QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258732
Aircraft time
4,649 hours, 3,317 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

SMOKE IN CABIN, APU ON WITH BLEED AIR ON DURING PREFLIGHT. ENGINES NOT ON. OCCURRED LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AFTER START OF APU, IMMEDIATELY AFTER BLEED WAS OPENED (ON). THICK BLUE SMOKE IN CABIN. WENT AWAY AFTER SHUTDOWN. FOUND APU OIL LOW. SERVICE APU OIL AS NEEDED AND STARTED APU. RAN FIRST FOR 10 MINUTES WITHOUT BLEED AIR SELECTED TO ON, AND CHECKED APU EXHAUST AND ENCLOSURE, NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. SELECTED BLEED AIR TO ON AND RAN IN HOT/COLD MODES FOR 30-45 MINUTES, TWO TIMES AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONTACTED MX AND INFORMED OF FINDINGS. WORK DONE IAW MM 12-49-01 AND 49-11-00.