Service difficulty report · Odor · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 10, 2006
Submitted
July 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500156
Aircraft time
5,336 hours, 3,351 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

DISTINCTIVE OIL ODOR ISOLATED TO COCKPIT PACK AIRFLOW FROM COCKPIT PACK VERY WEAK. RAN APU, NO ODOR NOTED FROM EITHER PACK AND AIRFLOW WAS NORMAL FROM BOTH PACKS. VERIFIED STRONG FLOW AT BOTH ACM INTAKES. STARTED ENGINES AND TURNED OFF APU OIL. AGAIN AIRFLOW WAS STRONG IN BOTH COCKPIT AND CABIN WITH NO OIL ODOR NOTED AND STRONG FLOW AT ACM INTAKES. PER THE CUSTOMER REQUEST, INSPECTED WATER SEPARATOR SOCK AND FOUND NOT TO HAVE ANY KNAP ON EITHER SOCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH SOCKS AS REQUIRED IAW 750 M/M CH 21-51-00. PERFORMED GROUND RUN. OPS/LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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