Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 20, 2022
Submitted
January 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0060
Aircraft time
5,102 hours, 3,367 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU SMOKE: ON FIRST START OF THE DAY WHEN APU BLEED WAS TURNED ON SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE AIR-CONDITIONING VENTS. CHECKED OIL QUANTITY AND FOUND IT AT MAX PERFORMED BORESCOPE OF APU EXHAUST TURBINE AND FOUND OIL SWIRLS. THIS IS COMMON WITH OVERSERWICING CONDITIONS AND WILL GET SMOKE OR STRONG ODOR UPON SHUTDOWN. DESERVICED APU OIL AND RESERVICED OIL TO APPROPIATE LEVEL. RETURNED APU TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION, STARTED APU AND TURNED BLEED AIR ON. NO SMOKE OR SMELLS NOTED WORK PERFORMED PER CE680 AMM 49-10-15. PERFORMED TC-68A-21-181006M.

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