Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 4, 2018
Submitted
January 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
680A0062
Aircraft time
844 hours, 573 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
LD
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

UPON LANDING SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN AND THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE RECEIVED 2 FAULT CODES: 142 & 144. INSPECTED APU FOUND EVIDENCE OF DE-ICING FLUID IN INLET, FLUSHED OUT WITH CLEAN COLD WATER. PERFORMED GROUNDS RUNS ON BOTH ENGINES AND APU. NO MORE SMOKE IN CABIN OR COCKPIT IAW AMM 20-40-10.