SDR AWKA065

Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
June 3, 2012
Submitted
June 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500274
Aircraft time
3,432 hours, 1,793 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
73838433
Part serial
272968A
Condition
Failed
Location
Tail Accessory C
Part time
3,242 hours
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

CLIMBING THROUGH APPROX FL300-350, FLIGHT CREW SMELLED SMOKE. PILOTS RAN THROUGH EICAS PAGES, CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS, AND ALSO CHECKED OUTPUT TEMPS OF BOTH THE COCKPIT AND CABIN PACKS. BEING UNABLE TO DETERMINE AND ISOLATE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR, DECIDED TO DIVERT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ON LANDING, VISUALLY CONFIRMED FREE OF FIRE & SMOKE. DETERMINED THAT THE COCKPIT AIR CONDITIONING TURBO COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED. CHANGED COCKPIT TURBO COMPRESSOR TO CABIN COMPRESSOR.

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