Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 7, 2013
Submitted
October 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800140
Aircraft time
5,656 hours, 3,707 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Left
Part time
5,656 hours, 3,707 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE IN CABIN AT FL 430. DURING CLIMBOUT ABOUT 14,000 APU SYS FAIL ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON AND APU SHUTDOWN. APU GEN HAD BEEN OFF, BUT BLEED AIR ON. APPROX 30 MINUTES LATER, LEVEL AT FL 430 ADVISED OF A LITTLE SMOKY IN CABIN. FINE GREY ENVIRONMENTAL SMOKE/HAZE OBSERVED IN CABIN WITH BURNED OIL ODOR. INITIATED 3,000 FPM DESCENT, THROTTLES IDLE AND SMOKE DISSIPATED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. DID NOT RE-OCCUR. REMOVED LT ENG AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE ENGINE. PERFORMED OPS & LEAK CHECKS AND 5 POINT ENGINE CALIBRATIONS WITH NO DEFECTS OR OIL ODOR OR SMOKE NOTED. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS ARE WITHIN LIMITS AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 71-00-10, 71-00-20, 71-00-30 AND EMM 72-00-00. COMPLETED SEVERAL OPS CHECKS OF APU WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.