Service difficulty report · Compressor · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 3, 2013
Submitted
March 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500141
Aircraft time
11,361 hours, 7,025 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
73838433
Part serial
9808070A
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Pack
Part time
246 hours, 142 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH THE APU RUNNING AND BOTH COCKPIT AND CABIN PACKS ON, THE ACFT STARTED HAVING SMOKE IN THE CABIN COMING OUT OF THE OVERHEAD WEMACS. THE CABIN PACK WAS TURNED OFF AND THE SMOKE SUBSIDED. INSPECTED PAC FOR CABIN (FWD) NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE, OIL LEVEL ON FULL MARK. RAN APU AND OPERATED CABIN PACK. NOTED CABIN PACK WOULD NOT OPERATE. SHUT APU DOWN. INSPECTED IMPELLER FOR FREE MOVEMENT. FOUND IMPELER SEIZED. REMOVED FWD CABIN ARM. REMOVED PLENUM FORM PRECOOLER. REMOVED CLEANED AND REINSTALLED BOTH COALESCERS. INSTALLED REPAIRED CABIN ACM IAW MM CH 21-51-00 COMPLIED WITH ACM PRE LUBRICATION PROCEDURE IAW MM CH 12-10-01. BEGAN INSTALLING CAIBN ACM DUCTS. COMPLETED ACM INSTALL. LEAK + OPS CHECK GOOD WORK DONE IAW MM CHAPT 21-51-00 R42.

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