Service difficulty report · Apu · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
April 12, 2025
Submitted
April 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000069
Aircraft time
3,212 hours, 1,912 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
707201892
Part serial
P413
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Part time
3,087 hours
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

FOLLOWING APU START, DETECTED FAINT ODOR OF ATOMIZED OIL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. ODOR REMAINED DETECTABLE THROUGHOUT FLIGHT WITH APU OFF. AFTER LANDING, WITH APU OPERATING AND ENGINES SHUT DOWN, ODOR REMAINED DETECTABLE. ONCE APU BLEED WAS SELECTED OFF, ODOR FADED AWAY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED APU P/N:70720189-2 S/N: P-413 AND INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED RENTAL APU P/N:70720189-2 S/N:P-455. OPS CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN REF TO CE700 AMM 49-10-00.