Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 25, 2016
Submitted
May 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605522
Aircraft time
10,321 hours, 8,038 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu Bay
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

WHILE STARTING APU, CABIN IMMEDIATELY FILLED UP WITH THICK, ACRID SMOKE. REMOVED APU IAW MM 49-10-00. DRAINED REMOVED APU OF OIL. CLEANED APU CONTAINMENT BOX & FLUSHED DRAIN LINES. INSTALLED APU IAW MM 49-10-00. R&R CONDENSER SOCK, PN 83237-12, IAW MM 21-51-00. SERVICED APU OIL IAW MM 12-11-02. OPS CHECK & LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY ON APU RUN. IAW MX CONTROL, COMPLETED ECS DUCT BURN OUT. R&R WATER SEPARATOR CONDENSER SOCK, POST ECS BURN OUT PROCEDURE IAW MM 21-51-00. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 8 PSI FOR LEAK CHECKING WATER SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY. LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY OF WATER SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY ON PRESSURIZATION RUN. INSTALLED APU ENCLOSURE BOTTOM ACCESS PANEL & APU OUTER COVER PANEL REMOVED FOR ACCESS.

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