Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 20, 2013
Submitted
October 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500135
Aircraft time
11,967 hours, 7,441 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
73838433
Part serial
200007034A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fwd
Part time
1,697 hours, 1,040 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. APU RUNNING, ISOLATION VALVE CLOSED. SMOKE THICKER TOWARD THE BACK OF PLANE, BUT LAVATORY WAS CLEAR. SEAT 9, LT SIDE WALL HOT & AFT CUP HOLDER HOT TO TOUCH. RATTLING & VIBRATION COULD BE HEARD, AS WELL AS WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD RUSHING NOISE WHEN A VALVE OPENED & CLOSED. FWD PAC IN HELL HOLE HAS EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAK. VISUALLY INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FWD AND AFT ECU'S. FOUND FWD CABIN ECU ACM FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN ACM WITH REPAIRED UNIT. SERVICED & COMPLIED WITH CLEANING OF AFT DUCT WORK AND CABIN WATER SEPERATOR. INSTALLED NEW COALESCER SOCK LEAK, SERVICE AND OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. WORK DONE IAW THE MM 21-51-00 (REV 42).

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