Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
December 3, 2005
Submitted
December 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790QS
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507090
Aircraft time
5,536 hours, 4,173 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
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

HOT OIL SMELL CAME INTO CABIN DURING CLIMB. INDICATED AIRSPEED 215 KNOTS, CLIMBING 100 FT PER MINUTE THRU 41,700 FT. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL (OIL, HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRICAL). INSPECTED ENGINE, APU, AND ACM OIL LEVELS. ALL INDICATE FULL. REMOVED PLUMBING FROM ACM TURBINE. NO OIL NOTED. CLEANED PLUMBING AND REINSTALLED. REMOVED COALESCER SOCKS AND FOUND VERY DIRTY. CLEANED SOCKS AND REINSTALLED. OPERATED APU FOR 1 HOUR WITH BLEEDS ON. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED BOTH ENGINES AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS FOR 30 MINUTES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK ACCOMPLISHED PER CESSNA 650 MM 21-50-02, 21-60-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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