Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
February 8, 2014
Submitted
February 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800116
Aircraft time
6,063 hours, 4,074 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT AT FL 430 PAX COMPLAINED OF SOMETHING BURNING. WE SMELLED IT IN THE FLIGHT DECK., I WENT TO THE BACK & THE ODOR WAS STRONGEST NEAR THE LAVATORY. CREW DONNED MASKS UPON INITIAL SMELL, RAN ALL CHECKLISTS & DIVERTED THE FLIGHT. PERFORMED OZONE CONVERTER CLEANING IAW MM 21-70-00 & WATER SEPARATOR CLEANING IAW MM 21-50-00. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED ENG RUNS AT CRUISE POWER SETTINGS. POWERED UP ALL ACFT SYS INCLUDING CABIN ENTERTAINMENT SYS & LIGHTS. ALL SYSTEMS WHERE FOUND OPERATIONAL WITHOUT DEFECTS. CHECKED ALL 110 AC POWER OUTLETS & ALL FOUND OPERATIONAL. VISUALLY INSPECTED COCKPIT, CABIN, LAVATORY & LAVATORY CLOSET. NO DEFECTS NOTED & NO BURNING SMELL NOTED.