Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 14, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500274
Aircraft time
1,413 hours, 705 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
73838433
Part serial
9801118A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, 3 TO 5 MINUTES. A PASSENGER REPORTED STEAM/SMOKE VAPOR WAS ACCUMULATING IN THE CABIN. THE COCKPIT CREW BEGAN DETECTING ODOR AND LOOKING BACK IN THE CABIN SEEING INCREASING SMOKE/VAPOR LEVELS. THE PILOTS DECIDED TO RETURN AND NOTIFIED DEPARTURE OF INTENTIONS. WHILE ON VECTORS FOR RETURN, THE CREW PLACED BOTH PACKS IN MANUAL TEMP CONTROL AND WERE ABLE TO CONTROL BOTH PACKS MANUALLY. THE SMOKE BEGAN TO DIMINISH AS ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED FROM CLIMB TO IDLE FOR DECENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED DUE TO SMOKE DIMINISHING, BUT, A RETURN FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS WAS DECLARED. THE COCKPIT AIRCYCLE MACHINE WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED. OPS CHECKS NORMAL, NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN.

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