Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 29, 2012
Submitted
September 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605358
Aircraft time
7,448 hours, 5,863 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
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

AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THERE IS AN ODOR (DIRTY DIAPER/OLD SOCKS) APPARENT IN THE CABIN THAT MOVES FORWARD TO THE COCKPIT. ODOR IS NOT NEAR THE FLOOR, ONLY MID CABIN AND HIGHER. CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR AND LT & RT OZONE CONVERTERS. LEAK AND OPS CHECK NORMAL. WORK IAW MM 12-19-02. RAN ACFT AND ISOLATED LT ENGINE, RT ENGINE AND APU BLEED SOURCES. NO ABNORMAL ODOR NOTED. CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR AND LT & RT OZONE CONVERTERS. LEAK & OPS CHECK DUE. OPS & LEAK CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM 12-19-02.

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