Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 7, 2009
Submitted
March 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605290
Aircraft time
5,961 hours, 4,746 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WITH THE APU RUNNING AND THE BLEED AIR OFF. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL WIRES MELTING. ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CABIN. THE APU GEN WAS ON. CONFIRMED DISCREPANCY, FOUND SMELL COMING FROM A/C COOLING VENTS NOT FLOOR HEAT VENTS. CHECKED ALL DUCTS FOR LEAKS IN APU COMPARTMENT, NO LEAKS ON BURNED WIRES. FOUND WATER SEPARATOR SOCK DIRTY CLEANS IAW MM CH 25-51-00. PARA (4) OPS CHECK GOOD.

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