Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 14, 2014
Submitted
May 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605286
Aircraft time
9,640 hours, 7,594 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P564
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
3,795 hours, 7,107 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, HAD A CHEMICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. APU WAS OFF AFTER ENGINE START & NOT USED ON THE GROUND FOR BLEED AIR. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE. INSPECTED AND FOUND OIL RESIDUE IN THE APU INLET. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU IAW MM 49-10-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. NO ODOR DETECTED AT THIS TIME.

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