Service difficulty report · Apu · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 10, 2019
Submitted
April 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560DR
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605073
Aircraft time
6,349 hours, 5,574 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007221
Part serial
P145
Condition
Smoke
Part time
4,382 hours, 6,722 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF WITH THE APU RUNNING AND APU BLEED AIR SELECTED ON SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. THE APU BLEED AIR WAS SELECTED OFF AND THE SMOKE CLEARED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS THE APU, WHEN RUNNING ONLY THE ENGINES AND ENGINE BLEED AIR NO SMOKE WAS EVIDENT. THE APU WAS DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CORPORATE AIR, LLC MEL.

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