Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 18, 2021
Submitted
March 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605680
Aircraft time
10,532 hours, 7,796 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
99124937
Condition
Contaminated
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

AFTER ENGINE START WITH APU RUNNING FUNNY SMELL IN COCKPIT AND LIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN. ENGINES/APU SHUT DOWN AND CREW DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE STANDING BY. NO EVIDENCE OF HOT SPOTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY APU COMPRESSOR SEAL LEAKING OIL. THE ENGINE WATER SEPARATOR BAG WAS REPLACED AND APU WAS DEFERRED IAW THE GAMA MEL DUE TO REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MAINTENANCE.

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