Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 6, 2006
Submitted
May 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500082
Aircraft time
3,657 hours, 2,937 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
7383433
Part serial
9802228
Condition
Seized
Location
Left
Part time
447 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING UNIT CREATED BLUE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHILE RUNNING AT MAXIMUM COOLING WITH VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE COCKPIT AND CABIN TEMPERATURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAN TO BE SEIZED. THE AFT ACM WAS REPLACED. DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK THE FORWARD ACM WAS ALSO REPLACED. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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