Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 19, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605227
Aircraft time
8,245 hours, 6,501 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
8323712
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

DISTINCT EXHAUST ODOR IN COCKPIT AT TAKE OFF WITH APU ON AND APU BLEED AIR ON. WITH BLEED AIR OFF THE ODOR IS REDUCED. IN FLIGHT THERE IS AN EXHAUST ODOR (NOT AS DISTINCT). IT IS REDUCED WHEN EITHER PRESS SOURCE IS SELECTED. FOUND APU OIL OVERSERVICED. REMOVED OIL TO CORRECT LEVEL. IAW MM 12-11-03. INSPECTED WATER SEPARATOR/ COALESCER SOCK FOUND RESIDUAL OIL & DIRTY ODOR. REPLACED SOCK "NEW". MX IAW MM 21-51-00. FOUND APU FLOW DIVIDER TEE B-NUT - LEAKING FUEL AT APU PRIMARY FUEL MANIFOLD. TIGHTENED B-NUT. MX IAW MM 49-30-06, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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