Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 19, 2013
Submitted
March 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605561
Aircraft time
7,057 hours, 5,543 cycles
Part
Apu
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 APU RUNNING ON ENGINE START, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. SHUTDOWN ENGINES AND APU, LATER STARTED APU AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE, APU SHUTDOWN BY ITSELF. STARTED RT ENGINE AND SMOKE CAME INTO CABIN AGAIN, SHUTDOWN RT ENGINE. CHECKED APU OIL AND BOTH LIGHTS WERE ON. REMOVED ACFT APU IAW 49-10-00 MM 3-25-13. SUPPLIED APU INSTALLED. RAN APU , OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 49-10-00 3-20-13. R & R WATER SEPERATOR CLOTH IAW ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS MM 4-404 3/26, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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