Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 31, 2017
Submitted
April 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800220
Aircraft time
7,905 hours, 5,129 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007851
Part serial
P448
Condition
Coked
Location
Engine
Part time
5,315 hours, 7,769 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHEN HEAT CAME ON AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, A VERY STRONG BURNED OIL ODOR COMES OUT OF THE VENTS. HAD TO TURN THE HEAT DOWN TO AN UNCOMFORTABLY COOLER TEMPERATURE TO REDUCE THE ODOR. TROUBLESHOT THE OIL ODOR, REMOVED THE INLET TO THE APU AND BORESCOPING THE INTAKE AND COMPRESSOR. THE INLET AROUND THE COMPRESSOR WAS COKED WITH OIL AND CARBON. FURTHER INTO THE APU, THE INTAKE WAS COKED AS WELL WITH SIGNS OF FOD ENTERING THE APU. THESE SIGNS INDICATE A FAILURE OF THE COMPRESSOR SEAL. REMOVED THE APU FROM THE ACFT AND INSTALLED A NEW APU IAW MM 49-10-00.