Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 16, 2006
Submitted
October 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK481
Aircraft time
74 hours, 81 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
218C112
Condition
Blocked
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

KCMH - THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE CABIN AREA DURING FLIGHT. BOTH CABIN AND CREW TEMPERATURE CONTROLS WERE SET AT FULL COLD. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COALESCER SOCK. WHEN GROUND ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED THROUGH ALL PARAMETERS OF BOTH THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM NO BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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