Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 28, 2013
Submitted
March 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605165
Aircraft time
10,250 hours, 8,149 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
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

DURING PREFLIGHT THE APU WAS STARTED AND THE THE BLEED AIR WAS SELCTED ON. AFTER ABOUT 1MIN THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL FULL OF SMOKE. BLEED AIR WAS SELECTED OFF AND APU WAS SHUTDOWN. RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH PRESSURE SOURCE SELECTOR IN BOTH, LT, RT AND OFF AND COULD NOT SEE SMOKE. BOTH ENGINES WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE APU WAS STARTED AGAIN AND DID NOT SELECT BLEED AIR ON THIS TIME AND SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL CABIN AGAIN. REMOVED AND INSTALLED APU IAW MM 49-10-00. INSTALLED APU STARTER GENERATOR IAW MM 24-31-02. SERVICED APU WITH OIL IAW MM 12-11-02. C/W APU SPECIAL FIRST START INSTRUCTION IAW MM 49-10-00. C/W APU OPERATIONAL TEST CHECKED GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED IAW MM 49-10-00. C/W APU GEN / BLEED AIR TEST CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 49-10-00. INSTALLED ACCESS PANELS. INSTALLED APU ACCESS PANEL.

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