Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 26, 2021
Submitted
May 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
680A0201
Aircraft time
1,596 hours, 1,029 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit & Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT / CABIN: AFTER COMPLETING THE POWER ON CHECKLIST, WITH THE APU BLEED AIR ON, THE COCKPIT AND CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. FOUND APU OIL WAS OVER SERVICED. RE-SERVICED APU OIL TO THE CORRECT LEVEL IAW 680A MM CHAP. 12-20-20. OPERATED APU SEVERAL TIMES AFTER OIL RE-SERVICING, SMOKE WAS NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN, VERIFIED. CLEAN PLUMBING AND LEAK CHECKED ON POST RUN. ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE OF APU INLET PLENUM NO OIL RESIDUE NOTED. OPERATED APU WITH BLEED AIR ON FOR 1HOUR ON POST RUNS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED APU COMPARTMENT AND EXHAUST, POST RUN SERVICE CHECK GOOD, POST RUN OPERATIONS 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES NOTED NO SMOKE OR OIL ODOR NOTED.

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