Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 11, 2005
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500079
Aircraft time
5,780 hours, 3,597 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TX
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

APPROX 2 MINUTES AFTER THE APU WAS STARTED ON THE GROUND, THE COCKPIT AND CABIN BEGAN FILLING WITH ENVIROMENTAL TYPE SMOKE THE COCKPIT PAC WAS IN THE OFF POSTION AS REQUIRED BY THE MEL. THE CABIN PAC WAS ON AND THE ISOLATION VALVE WAS OPEN. THE COCKPIT SUPPLY TEMP WAS NOTICED TO BE 187 AND CLIMBING RAPIDLY THE PAC AND APU ANS ENTIRE AIRCRAFT WERE ALL QUICKLY SHUT DOWN. REMOVED WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER CLOTH AND CLEANED. REINSTALLED RAN APU AND OPS CHECKED. NORMAL OPS WORK IAW CESSNA 750 M/M CHPT 49-10-00.

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