Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
March 21, 2012
Submitted
April 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258576
Aircraft time
6,404 hours, 4,593 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
8323712
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START UP, A FAINT ODOR OF OIL FUMES WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. DURING TAXI, THE ODOR CONTINUED, BUT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE PROXIMITY OF OTHER JETS. THE APU WAS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE STARTUP, TAXI AND TAKEOFF. IMMEDIATELY AFTER T/O, THE OIL ODOR WAS VERY STRONG. WE ELECTED TO LEVEL OFF AT 23000' AND CALL COMPANY. O2 WAS USED AND FLIGHT TERMINATED. THE APU WAS NOT USED DURING LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH ENGINES OR APU. AFTER AIRCRAFT HAD SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WE DID NOT NOTICE ANY SMELL WHEN WE FIRST ENTERED AIRCRAFT. WE PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINES AND APU AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY UNUSUAL ODOR. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR SOCK WITH NEW. RAN AIRCRAFT AGAIN AND PRESSURIZED TO MAX DIFF WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK IAW MM CH 21-10-95, 21-30-00.