Service difficulty report · Apu · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
November 6, 2013
Submitted
November 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1436
Aircraft time
10,055 hours, 4,902 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38008261
Part serial
P724C
Condition
Odor
Part time
11,012 hours
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

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PRODUCED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR. REMOVED LEFT AND RIGHT WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAG AND INSTALLED NEW. COMPLIED WITH CMP 215005 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OPS TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THERE IS STILL AN ODOR PRESENT ONLY WHEN THE APU IS RUNNING THE A/C PACKS. ISOLATED LEFT AND RIGHT PACK WITH NO DIFFERENCE. STARTED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES AND OPERATED BOTH PACKS FOR 30 MINUTES AND ODOR DISAPPEARED. SELECTED APU AS AIR SOURCE AND ODOR IMMEDIATLY RETURNED. CHECKED BOTH PACKS FOR PROPER OPERATION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. REMOVED APU AND INSTALLED A REPAIRED UNIT. COMPLIED WITH CMP MSG3 490052 OPS TEST. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED BOTH PACKS FOR PROPER OPERATION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND.