Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
November 26, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N399QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800114
Aircraft time
3,486 hours, 2,163 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL410, BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR. AFTER CHECKING THE SUPPLY TEMPERATURE AND THE OVEN CABINET AND FINDING NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE SMOKE WAS HEAVIER IN THE COCKPIT. RAN THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DIVERTED. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OR CAS MESSAGES. THE PRIOR FLIGHT AT FL230 WAS NORMAL. REMOVED & REPLACED THE APU IAW MM 49-10-00. APU OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED & REPLACED COALESCER SOCK IAW MM 21-51-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.