Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
August 15, 2004
Submitted
August 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797QS
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507097
Aircraft time
7,104 hours, 3,194 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin Control
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE ON GROUND, MASTER WARNING AND SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WERE AT IDLE, APU ON. NOTICED SMOKE AND FAINT ODOR COMING OUT FROM BETWEEN THE LAV DOOR POCKET AND RIGHT REAR OVERHEAD LIGHT. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, WITH APU ON, COULD NOT SMELL SMOKE IN CABIN BUT HEAVY CONDENSATION COMING OUT OF WEMACS FLOOR VENTS AND SIDEWALL VENTS, CAUSING THE MASTER WARNING & SMOKE LIGHT TO COME ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND. PLACED CLIMATE CONTROL IN FULL COLD POSITION TO FULL HOT, NO CONDENSATION, NO MASTER WARNING. REMOVED COALESCER SOCKS FROM BOTH WATER SEPARATORS, CLEANED AND AIR DRIED THEN REINSTALLED. PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF CLIMATE CONTROL OPS CHECK GOOD, WORK PERFORMED IAW CESSNA650 MM CHAPTER 12-10-01.

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