Service difficulty report · Apu · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 22, 2026
Submitted
February 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453CK
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
187
Aircraft time
11,420 hours, 7,740 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007261
Part serial
P216
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Part time
3,844 hours, 8,299 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT CABIN FILLED WITH WHITE SMOKE. SMOKE SMELLED LIKE OIL. NOT ELECTRICAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KYIP. SUSPECT APU OIL LEAK CAUSING THE SMOKE AND OIL ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING THE APU TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.