Service difficulty report · Structure · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 1, 2014
Submitted
March 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605279
Aircraft time
9,774 hours, 7,714 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu Bay
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

THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF JET FUEL IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. A DRIP IS VISIBLE AT THE BOTTOM OF APU CONTAINER. OPENED PANEL 322AT INSPECTED & CLEANED APU BAY, FOUND NO DEFECTS, CLEANED DRAIN LINES IN MX BAY. RAN ACFT APU FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, INSPECTED & FOUND NO FUEL LEAKS. RE-INSTALLED PREVIOUSLY REMOVED PANEL 322AT, AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 49-10-00.

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