Service difficulty report · Compressor · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
June 29, 2009
Submitted
June 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500086
Aircraft time
7,541 hours, 4,872 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
73838433
Part serial
2007101360A
Condition
Odor
Part time
496 hours, 304 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE, DETECTED "ENVIRONMENTAL" BURNING/SMOKE. IT CAME ON AND WENT AWAY 3 SEPARATE TIMES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT WAS FAINT. DID SOME PRELIM CHECKS AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY UNUSUAL TEMPS FROM THE PACK SUPPLIES. 3 RD TIME THE ODOR OF BURNING WAS VERY STRONG, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DURING DESCENT, TURNED OFF THE COCKPIT PAC AND THE ODOR OF BURNING DISSIPATED. AFTER LANDING. A VISUAL INSP SHOWED THAT THE AFT PACK OIL SIGHT JAR WAS BLACK. PACS ALSO SMELLED LIKE "BURNING EXHAUST". COCKPIT ACM REPLACED IAW MODEL 750 MM 21-51-00 (REV 35) OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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