Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 2, 2021
Submitted
December 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605665
Aircraft time
12,942 hours, 9,998 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P709
Condition
Abnormal
Stage of operation
TX
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

CABIN SMOKE: AFTER ENGINE START WITH APU RUNNING THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. SHUTDOWN BOTH ENGINES AND APU. NO OTHER DECREPENCIES FOUND. // SIGNOFF// TECH REMOVED WATER SEPERATOR, PERFORMED GVI OF SOCK AND DUCTING, FOUND ON EVIDENCE OF OIL, INSPECTED APU INLET, FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL, NOTED THAT APU OIL LEVEL WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIN SECTION OF THE LEVEL INDICATOR, INSPECTED THE EXHAUST, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF OIL, CONTACTED MCC WITH FIND INGS, REQUESTED TECH TO PERFORM TC-SXL-21-120902M, SEE SQUAWK 2.8 FOR TC SIGN OFF, AFTER TC COMPLETION, MCC REQUESTED TECH TO DEACTIVATE APU PER MEL 49-20-01. REF CITATION MODEL 560XL AMM 49-00-00 ON MEL // FINAL SIGNOFF // REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW CE-560XLS MM 49-10-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD

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