Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
February 14, 2025
Submitted
February 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57MH
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5842
Aircraft time
5,787 hours, 2,940 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Smoke
Location
Zone 100
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

DURING CLIMB THROUGH 4000 FEET SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, UPON BLEED AIR TRANSITION FROM APU TO ENGINES, CREW NOTICED SMOKE (NON-ELECTRICAL) IN COCKPIT COMING FROM LEFT SIDE A/C VENTS. CLIMB DISCONTINUED AND UPON SWITCHING FROM ENGINE BLEEDS BACK TO APU BLEED, SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION DIDN’T FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF OIL OR OTHER BLEED CONTAMINATION, HOWEVER SUSPECTED RESIDUAL CLEANING SOLUTION FROM ENGINE COMPRESSOR WASHES WENT THROUGH ACM SYSTEM AND QUICKLY VAPORIZED CAUSING THE SMOKE FROM GASPERS. MAINTENANCE CLEANED COALESCER SOCKS AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS CYCLING THROUGH ALL BLEEDS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. PROBABLE CAUSE ATTRIBUTED TO RESIDUAL CLEANING SOLUTION AND MOISTURE IN ENGINE BLEEDS FROM COMPRESSOR WASHES DURING MX VISIT, WHICH MOVED THROUGH ACM SYSTEM UPON APU TO ENGINE BLEED TRANSITION. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUNS AND CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES.