Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 23, 2016
Submitted
November 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500203
Aircraft time
13,018 hours, 7,940 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38005761
Part serial
P145
Condition
Odor
Part time
14,381 hours, 14,159 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON GROUND AND DURING FLIGHT ACFT HAS STRONG ODOR OF FUMES. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHILE RUNNING APU. FUMES SEEM TO DISPARATE SOME AFTER APU SHUTDOWN HOWEVER ODOR IS STILL PRESENT FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.

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