Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
August 28, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N248CW
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250348
Aircraft time
3,629 hours, 3,317 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
57656
Part serial
TX1R436
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE CREW NOTED A STRONG MILDEW ODOR AND A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL DURING FLIGHT AFTER TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THE DISCREPANCY AS AN AFT EVAPORATOR THAT SMELLED MUSTY. THE FINS OF THE FORWARD AND AFT EVAPORATORS WERE CLEANED AND THE DRAINS WERE VERIFIED TO BE CLEAR. DISINFECTANT WAS APPLIED TO THE FORWARD AND AFT EVAPORATOR FINS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLIED WITH. NO MUSTY OR PLASTIC SMELLS WERE NOTED, AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. ON AUGUST 30, 2006 THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON TAKE OFF AND CRUISE THEY SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHICH SMELLED LIKE BURNT PLASTIC. THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO THE RIGHT SIDE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT THE SMELL WAS ONLY PRESENT WHEN THE AUTOMA

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