Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 27, 2014
Submitted
March 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605665
Aircraft time
6,291 hours, 4,937 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P313
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
7,256 hours, 11,043 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU STARTED NORMALLY ON THE GND BUT SHUT ITSELF OFF AFTER 2 MINUTES OF NORMAL OPERATION. OBSERVED & SMELLED WHITE SMOKE FROM THE WEMACS AS THE UNIT SHUT DOWN. THE APU FAIL LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. DOWNLOADED ECU -3 SHUTDOWN HISTORY HAS FAULT NR 4 LOW OIL PRESS SWITCH INPUT & NR 15 NO ENG SPEED SENSED. OIL VISIBLE ON INTAKE & DRAIN LINES. REMOVED APU PN 3800722-1, SN P-313, BUILT-UP & INSTALLED REPLACEMENT APU PN 3800722-1, SN P-570 IAW MM 49-10-00. SERVICED APU OIL IAW MM 12-11-03 WITH BP2380. RAN APU, OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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