Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 22, 2014
Submitted
July 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800113
Aircraft time
6,996 hours, 4,567 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007851
Part serial
P230
Condition
Failed
Part time
4,441 hours, 6,523 cycles
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

WITH APU RUNNING & BLEED AIR ON, SMOKE WAS ENTERING CABIN. RAN EACH ENGINE SEPARATELY WITH APU OFF & MECH ONBOARD, CABIN CLEARED & NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU IAW MM 49-10-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. RAN APU WITH BLEED AIR ON IN BOTH FULL HOT AND FULL COLD, NO SMOKE PRESENT IN COCKPIT OR CABIN.