Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 12, 2005
Submitted
November 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N692QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605092
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF A STRONG UNDESCRIBABLE ODOR IN COCKPIT, ODOR WAS NOT PRESENT DURING PREFLIGHT WITH APU RUNNING & BLEED AIR ON (APU WAS ON FOR 30 MIN) DID NOT ODOR LIKE ELECTRICAL, FUEL, OIL OR ENVIRONMENTAL ODOR PROBLEMS. DID NOTICE A FLICKER OF LIGHT ON THE MASTER CAUTION PANEL JUST BEFORE ODOR IN COCKPIT. DO NOT KNOW WHICH LIGHT, BUT IT WAS NEAR THE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT. ODOR PROBLEMS. REMOVED APU OIL LEVEL SWITCH, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. SERVICED APU OIL LEVEL AND OPS CHECK GOOD. REF 560XL MM 12-11-03, 49-10-00 (RE 100XL MM). REMOVED AND CLEANED COALESCER SOCK. REINSTALLED REF 560XL MM 21-51-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO FOUL SMELL NOTED.

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