Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 4, 2013
Submitted
December 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605268
Aircraft time
9,833 hours, 7,921 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P225
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
7,568 hours
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

AFTER APU WAS STARTED & GEN SWITCH WAS ON, WE TURNED THE BLEED AIR ON. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SMOKE STARTED FILLING THE COCKPIT. THE SMOKE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE COMING FROM WEMACS. IT SMELLED LIKE DIRTY SOCKS, APU WAS SHUTDOWN & SMOKE EVENTUALLY DISSIPATED. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE EXISTED IN HELL HOLE. BEFORE THE APU WAS STARTED IT TESTED NORMAL. R&R AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) IAW CE-560XL MM 49-10-00 REV 35. REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW DUCTING SEALS FOR THE BLEED AIR. SERVICED APU. OPS/LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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