Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 29, 2015
Submitted
October 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605268
Aircraft time
11,193 hours, 8,984 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P677
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
5,775 hours, 7,313 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

HEAVY GREY SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN WHILE APU OPERATING DURING PRE-FLIGHT. OPENED ACCESS & REMOVED APU PN 3800722-1 & SN P-677 FROM ACFT. PERFORMED TEAR DOWN & BUILD UP PROCEDURES FROM REMOVED TO REPAIR APU. INSTALLED REPAIRED APU, SAME PN, SN P-669 IAW CH 49-10-00 OF THE MM. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. CLOSED APU ACCESS PANEL & CONTAINMENT BOX PANELS & SEALED PANELS AS NEEDED IAW MM 49-10-00.

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