Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
November 12, 2012
Submitted
November 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800225
Aircraft time
3,711 hours, 2,389 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON ROTATION THROUGH FIRST POWER REDUCTION ABOUT 2 MINUTES AT HIGH BODY ANGLE, A STRONG OIL BURNING ODOR OCCURRED. WENT AWAY AT THAT TIME. DID NOT HAPPEN ON GROUND OR ANY OTHER TIME DURING FLIGHT. INSPECTED BOTH ENGINE EXHAUSTS AND APU EXHAUST AND FOUND NO OIL IN EXHAUST, REMOVED CLAMPS AT OZONE CONVERTER AND CHECKED FOR OIL AND NO OIL FOUND, REINSTALLED CLAMPS. REMOVED LT AND RT INBD BLANKING PLATES AND CHECKED FOR OIL AND FOUND NO OIL. BOROSCOPED APU INTAKE AND FOUND NO OIL IN INTAKE OF APU. REMOVED AND CLEANED WATER SOCK AND REINSTALLED IAW DUCT BURNOUT PROCEDURE. COMPLIED WITH ECS DUCT BURNOUT IAW TC-680-21-120905M, PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS AND THROUGHOUT ENGINE RUNS THERE WAS NO BURNING OIL ODOR NOTICED IN THE CABIN. PERFORMED SECOND ENGINE RUN AT HIGH POWER WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.