Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 30, 2022
Submitted
October 3, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N774XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500274
Aircraft time
13,965 hours, 6,739 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

ON RETURNING TO THE AIRFIELD FOR AN UN-RELATED ISSUE AND DESCENDING THROUGH 8000 FEET, THE CREW NOTICED A FOUL/BURNING RUBBER ODOR IN THE CABIN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. PASSING BELOW 4500' THE CREW TURNED OFF THE BLEED AIR AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTRACTED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS FOUND BLACK DEBRIS IN THE COALESCER ASSEMBLIES. THE COALESCERS WERE CLEANED AND SOCKS REPLACED. A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL OIL WAS FOUND BELOW THE APU INLET AND CLEANED AS REQUIRED. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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