Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
September 25, 2014
Submitted
September 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800073
Aircraft time
7,511 hours, 4,992 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B, P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STARTED APU IMMEDIATELY HAD SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WEMACS. FOUND APU OIL OVER SERVICED. REMOVED EXCESS OIL & BORESCOPED INLET OF APU WITH NO EVIDENCE OF OIL. RAN APU WITHOUT ANY SMOKE OR ODOR DETECTED AT THIS TIME. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AFTER SHUTDOWN IAW MM 12-11-03.