Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 29, 2005
Submitted
June 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501CW
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600050
Aircraft time
12,613 hours, 11,264 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
73838426
Part serial
960527
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF THE CREW REPORTED AN ODOR OF SULFUR IN THE CABIN. AT 2,000 AGL THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ENGAGED, AND CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KLEX AND AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED ON THE TAXIWAY. MAINTENANCE ISSUED MEL 21-1 FOR THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE. THE AIRCRAFT IS TO BE OPERATED WITHOUT PRESSURIZATION UNDER THE MEL. ON 06 JUNE 2005, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACM, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND COALESCER FILTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.