Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 12, 2021
Submitted
July 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800225
Aircraft time
11,341 hours, 7,456 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
NR
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

SMOKE AND AND ODOR IN THE CABIN. APU AND BLEED AIR WERE ON, ENGINES OFF. INSPECTED THE APU EXHAUST FINDING NO OIL OR VISUAL ABNORMALITIES. STARTED THE APU IAW THE POH, RAN THE APU FOR 30 MINUTES WITH THE APU BLEED SELECTED ON WITH NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED. SHUT DOWN THE APU. COMPLIED WITH TC-680-21-120905M, DUCT BURN OUT, TASK CARD TC-680-21-120905M. STARTED THE APU AGAIN AND SELECTED THE BLEED ON NOTING NO OIL SMELL OR SMOKE. RAN THE APU FOR 45 MINUETS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. MCC REQUESTS THE CONDENSER BAG BE REPLACED. GAINED ACCESS TO THE CONDENSER BAG. REMOVED AND INSTALLED THE CONDENSER BAG IAW MM 2215460 & 2341316, 4-404. APU OPERATIONAL CHECK ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 49-00-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.