Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 26, 2023
Submitted
July 27, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0144
Aircraft time
5,367 hours, 3,511 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
99145202
Part serial
D1092
Condition
Faulted
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

5-10 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, WITH THE APU RUNNING AND THE APU BLEED AIR ON, THE COCKPIT STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE. THE SMOKE DID NOT SMELL ELECTRICAL. I IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN THE APU AND RAN THE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. AT THAT TIME THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. A FBO EMPLOYEE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ACM INLET ON TOP OF THE FUSELAGE IN FRONT OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. WE RECEIVED NO ASSOCIATED CAS MESSAGES. REMOVED DEFECTIVE HP VALVE PN 9914520-2 SN D1-92 AND INSTALLED NEW HP VALVE PN 9914520-2 SN D3060. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED PER CESSNA AMM 36-10-00.

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