Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 14, 2012
Submitted
October 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800144
Aircraft time
4,833 hours, 3,246 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
8323712
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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 TAKEOFF, AT ALTITTUDE OF 20,000 MSL BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED SMOKE & FUMES IN THE ACFT. BOTH BLEEDS WERE TURNED OFF AND SMOKE SUBSIDED, AFTER LANDING ACFT TOWED, AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUN UP WITH LEFT BLEED OFF ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE/ FUMES AGAIN RUNNING APU WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND BLEED AIR SELECTED. ALSO, CAUSED SMOKE/FUMES IN ACFT UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN RT ENG AMBER CAS OIL LEVEL LOW LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. HALF QT OF 2380 WAS ADDED ON 10/13/12 TO EACH ENG BECAUSE OF THE SAME CAS MESSAGE. RAN APU, LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES INDEPENDENTLY. BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATD AT TAKEOFF POWER FOR 3 MINUTES AND CRUISE FOR ANOTHER 3 MINUTES. ALL BLEED AIR SOURCES TRIED IN ALL CONFIGURATIONS. NO CHEMICAL ORDER OR UNUSUAL ODOR NOTED. PER REQUEST PERFORMED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM DUCT BURN OUT PROCEDURE IAW FORM TC-680-21-120905M. NO DEFECTS NOTED, COALESCER SOCK WAS REPLACED WITH NEW DURING DUCT BURN OUT PROCEDURE.