- Difficulty date
- December 23, 2021
- Submitted
- January 10, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N643QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 560XL
- Aircraft serial
- 5605588
- Aircraft time
- 13,718 hours, 10,448 cycles
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007221
- Part serial
- P204
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 12,093 hours, 18,172 cycles
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- V
- 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
DURING PREFLIGHT - SHORTLY AFTER STARTING APU, THE COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. *** APU PLACED ON MEL REPAIR IN FUTURE *** // SIGNOFF // REMOVED & REPLACED APU ASSEMBLY IAW CE-560XL MIM 49-10-00. LEAK & OPS CHECK GOOD. . S/N P-204 REMOVED UNSERVICEABLE WITH TSN: 13521.5 / CSN: 17015