Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 4, 2015
Submitted
June 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605286
Aircraft time
10,705 hours, 8,453 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P276
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
7,573 hours, 11,591 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT, WITH APU BLEED RUNNING, CABIN FILLED WITH BLUE SMOKE. FIRST OFFICER INDICATED CABIN WAS VERY HOT EVEN THOUGH TEMP SETTING WAS VERY LOW. REMOVED DEFECTIVE APU & REPLACED WITH REPAIRED APU. CLEANED APU CONTAINMENT BOX & FLUSHED DRAIN LINES. CHANGED CONDENSER SOCK & PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. NO FURTHER SMOKE OR ODORS IN CABIN OR COCKPIT. SERVICED, OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECKS WERE FOUND TO BE GOOD AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK COMPLETED IAW MM 49-00-01. CONTAINMENT BOX ACCESS & 49-10-00, FOR APU R & R, BUILDUP, & OPERATIONAL CHECKS.

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