Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 28, 2022
Submitted
February 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605820
Aircraft time
10,991 hours, 8,598 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
NR
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

AFTER STARTING THE APU, WE WAITED APPROXIMATELY 3 MIN BEFORE THE BLEED AIR WAS TURNED ON. WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF TURNING THE APU BLEED AIR ON, THE CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH A DUSTY HAZE. WE SHUT THE BLEED AIR OFF AND THE HAZE SLOWLY SUBSIDED. APPROX 1 MIN AFTER THE BLEED AIR WAS SHUT OFF, WE SHUT THE APU DOWN WITH NO ISSUES. THE HAZE THAT FILLED THE CABIN WAS AS A DUSTY TYPE HAZE THAT HAD A HOT DUSTY SMELL TO IT. PERFORMED APU TROUBLESHOOTING PER M/M 49-00-00 AND M/M 49-25-85. INSPECTED AND CLEANED APU INLET AND EXHAUST. PERFORMED DUCT BURN OUT TASK CARD TC-5XL21-120902M. REPLACED WATER COALESCER. PERFORMED APU INLET CLEANING AND POST RUN CHECKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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