Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 3, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605188
Aircraft time
8,602 hours, 6,767 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Dirty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, B, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AND REACHING 4000 FT NOTED SMOKE FILLING COCKPIT WITH APU ON. SHUT APU DOWN SMOKE DISSIPATED RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED WATER SEPARATOR, FOUND WATER SEPARATOR AND SOCK DIRTY, CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR AND SOCK. INSTALLED AND ASSEMBLED WATER SEPARATOR ASSY WORK DONE IAW MM CH 12-19-02. RAN APU VERIFIED NO SMOKE OR OIL ODOR IN CABIN. LEAK CHECKED GOOD ON ALL LINES EXCEPT ONE DUCT FROM ACM, REPOSISTIONED CLAMP ON ACM DUCT AND RAN AGAIN, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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