Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 1, 2008
Submitted
May 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500084
Aircraft time
8,280 hours, 5,167 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Smoke
Part time
1,186 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON THE GROUND WITH THE APU RUNNING APU BLEED SWITCH ON SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. APU AND AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN PER CHECKLIST. DID NOT TROUBLESHOOT AS SMOKE WAS VERY THICK. TAILCONE COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED AFTER SHUTDOWN AND AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF HEAT WAS FELT IN THE TAILCONE COMPARTMENT. SUSPECT ONE OR BOTH PACKS ARE THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE. SUB: (SQK) - FOUND CABIN ACM TURBINE ASSY SEIZED. REMOVED, ACM ASSY FROM A/C. DISASSEMBLED ASSY FOR CLEANING PURPOSES, REASSEMBLED ACM ASSEMBLY WITH REPAIRED ACM IAW 750 M/M 21-51-00. NEED OK TO REINSTALL ASSY ONTO A/C. OK TO REINSTALL CABIN PACK. REINSTALLED PACK IAW 750 M/M 21-51-00. OPS CHECK DUE, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

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