Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm GIVG400

Difficulty date
February 20, 2014
Submitted
February 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVG400
Aircraft serial
1521
Aircraft time
7,687 hours, 3,756 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXTREME SMOKE IN CABIN WHEN AIR IS ON. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PILOT DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED BORESCOPE OF APU INLET & NOTED SOME COKING ON STATOR BLADE BETWEEN THE 4 & 8 O'CLOCK POSITION. SERVICED APU WITH .9 QTS OF BP2380 ENG OIL. PERFORMED 1.5 HOUR APU RUNS WITH BLEED AIR IN AUTO, MAN & HOT & COLD. PERFORMED SECOND BORESCOPE OF APU INLET, NO OIL DETECTED. CHECKED POST RUN APU OIL LEVEL & NOTED ZERO CONSUMPTION. POWERED UP CABIN & GALLEY SYSTEMS FOR 5 HOURS WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MX, NO SMOKE NOTED. INSPECTED APU LOAD CNTRL VLV FOR OIL RESIDUE, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED. CLEANED COALESCE SOCKS LAW 21-01-12 & REINSTALLED. OPERATIONS & LEEK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED LT & RT ENGINE RUNS WITH WING & ENGINE COWL ANTI-ICE SELECTED & CHECKED FOR CABIN SMOKE, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED.