Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 30, 2011
Submitted
August 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500105
Aircraft time
10,960 hours, 6,704 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
73838433
Part serial
9801109
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Part time
934 hours, 633 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER APU WAS STARTED, APU AIR PLACED IN MAX COOL. ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER SELECTING AIR, A MUFFLED "POP" WAS HEARD, & A STRONG BURNING ODOR FILLED CABIN. NO SMOKE VISUALLY, AND ODOR CONTINUED TO INCREASE. APU SHUTDOWN, AND ODOR CLEARED. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE OF APU COMPARTMENT, AFT EQUIPMENT BAY, & APU EXHAUST, WITH NO VISUAL SIGNS OF FIRE. TROUBLESHOT TO A FAULTY TURBINE COMPRESSOR (ACM) ON CABIN PACK. REMOVED FAULTY ACM & INSTALLED REPAIRED ACM. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 21-51-00.

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