Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 16, 2013
Submitted
April 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605268
Aircraft time
9,227 hours, 7,391 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SWEET ODOR OF SMOKE IN CABIN ON GROUND, WITH APU SUPPLYING BLEED AIR FOR ACM. APU FAILED A PORTION OF INITIAL PREFLIGHT CHECK, WITH "READY TO LOAD LIGHT" FAILING TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL APU MASTER HAD BEEN CYCLED PRIOR TO SUCCESSFUL FULL TEST. FOUND APU OIL LEVEL TO BE EXCESSIVE. REMOVED OIL AND SERVICED APU IAW MM 49-10-00. CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR IAW MM 12-19-02-160. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF APU, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 49-10-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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