Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 18, 2015
Submitted
April 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605262
Aircraft time
11,176 hours, 8,809 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P343
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
6,432 hours, 10,535 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. APU WAS STARTED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING & WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. UPON LANDING & TAXI IN APU QUIT DURING ENG SHUTDOWN. WE THOUGHT WE HAD BUMPED A SWITCH. AFTER THE PAXS DEPARTED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WE TESTED, GOOD TEST & RESTARTED THE APU & SMOKE & FUMES IMMEDIATELY FILLED THE COCKPIT. SMOKE SEEMED BLUE COLORED & THE FUMES SMELLED LIKE FUEL. WE DID THE ACFT EVACUATION PROCEDURE, EXCLUDING ENG FIRE SWITCHES & BOTTLES BECAUSE ENGS WERE OFF. ALL SYS WERE SHUTOFF. THERE IS A STRIP OF OIL LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE HELLHOLE DOOR WHICH WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO FLIGHT. R & R APU. SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 49-10-00.

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