Service difficulty report · Evaporator · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
May 5, 2023
Submitted
May 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780JS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0043
Aircraft time
11,957 hours, 8,247 cycles
Part
Evaporator
Part number
991258310
Part serial
784
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Zone 300
Part time
4,837 hours, 3,193 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

BURNING ODOR DURING CLIMB-OUT. TURNED AIR-CONDITIONER OFF AND THE ODOR BECAME WORSE. ELECTRICAL BURN TYPE ODOR. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE , AC COMPRESSOR FLICKING ON AND OFF AND RIGHT ENGINE AMPS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 50-150. LEFT ENGINE AMPS FLUCTUATING AS WELL BUT LESS THAN RIGHT. VOLTAGE JUMPING 22-29. SHUT OFF A/C AND EVERYTHING STABILIZED. TURNED A/C BACK ON AND IT WAS STABLE. LANDED ON EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER AND USED EMERGENCY. REMOVED AFT EVAPORATOR ASSY P/N 9912583-10, S/N 784 AND REPLACED WITH AS-REMOVED UNIT P/N 9912583-10, S/N 1048 IAW CE525B MM 21-50-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. RAN AIRCRAFT AT TAKEOFF POWER WITH BOTH BLEED AIR SELECTED AND A/C FAN SELECTED AND TEMP IN AUTO COLD. DID NOT NOTICE ANY BURNING SMELL.

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