Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 27, 2022
Submitted
February 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918TX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500223
Aircraft time
15,301 hours, 9,270 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Generator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKE OFF AFTER SMOKE APPEARED IN COCKPIT. ABORTED TAKE OFF FLT CREW NOTED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE VENTILATION SYS. FOUND EXCESSIVE OIL ON APU AGB & SURROUNDING AREA. BORESCOPED APU THROUGH INTAKE, NO OIL NOTED INTERNALLY. RAN APU & NOTED OIL LEAKING AT GENERATOR PAD. R & R COALESCER SOCKS IN BOTH WATER SEPARATORS. R & R APU GENERATOR PAD SEAL & RUNNER WITH NEW. CLEANED RESIDUAL OIL FROM APU BAY. RAN APU. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. NO SMOKE NOTED IN AIRCRAFT WITH APU ONLY RUNNING. RAN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYS FULL COLD & FULL HOT AT HIGH POWER. VERIFIED NO SMOKE PRESENT , ODOR GONE. LEAK & OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. PERFORMED IAW MM 21-60-00 AND GTCP36-150 MM 49-20-06.

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