Service difficulty report · Apu · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
September 3, 2014
Submitted
September 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
176
Aircraft time
4,900 hours, 3,027 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007101
Part serial
P187
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
5,351 hours, 7,623 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

AFTER APU ON SPEED FOR OVER 2 MINUTES, TURNED ON ECS TO APU. BLUISH-GRAY SMOKE BOILED OUT OF THE COCKPIT AIR VENTS, HEAVIER OUT OF THE COPILOTS SIDE. NO SMOKE NOTED IN CABIN. REMOVED APU PN 3800710-1 SN P-187 IAW CMP 490001. INSTALLED ON NEW APU IAW MM 49-10-00. SERVICED APU WITH 254 OIL IAW 36-150 IAW MM CHAPTER 49-20-00. PERFORMED APU OPERATIONAL TEST, ALL TEST PASSED. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. NEW APU CLEARED SMOKE DISCREPANCY. WORK PERFORMED IAW CMP 539701 & 36-150 MM CHAPTER 49-20-00.