Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 4, 2013
Submitted
June 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605363
Aircraft time
7,865 hours, 6,275 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

DURING THE ATTEMPTED APU START, HEAVY SMOKE WAS OBSERVED BLOWING FORWARD (ACFT WAS PARKED WITH A TAIL WIND) AND AN OILY ODOR WAS PRESENT IN CABIN. OIL COULD ALSO BE OBSERVED ON THE APU EXAUST AND ON GROUND BELOW THE APU. INSPECTED APU INLET FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL, NONE FOUND. FOUND OIL BLOWING OUT OF STARTER GENERATOR EXHAUST DUCT. CHECKED OIL SERVICE, FOUND OVERSERVICED. REMOVED 10 OZ OF OIL FROM APU. CLEANED COALESCER SOCK FILTER. RAN APU AND BOTH ENGINES, CYCLED PACK FROM COLD TO HOT THREE TIMES. NO FAULTS FOUND IAW AMM CH 49-10-00 & 21-51-00.

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