Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 13, 2016
Submitted
March 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500130
Aircraft time
13,951 hours, 8,513 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
7464513
Condition
Odor
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STRONG ODOR WAS SMELLED AFTER TAKEOFF. TURNED OFF CABIN PACK & ODOR WENT AWAY. VERIFIED ODOR WAS COMING FROM CABIN PACK WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON PRIOR TO LANDING. RAN THE APU AND VERIFIED A DISTINCT ODOR COMING FROM THE CABIN PAC. RAN THE RT ENG WITH THE APU BLEED AIR OFF, CABIN PAC OFF, THE ISOLATION VLV OPEN & THE COCKPIT PAC ON. DID NOT NOTICE AN ODOR. SHUTDOWN THE APU & ENG. REMOVED BOTH COALESCERS & FOUND THE CABIN SOCK HAS THE DISTINCT ODOR WHILE THE COCKPIT ONE HAS NO ODOR. CLEANED THE CABIN SOCK & THE COALESCER HOUSING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. CHECKED THE INLET & EXHAUST OF THE APU & RT ENG FOR OIL, NONE NOTED. IAW MM 12-10-01 REV 46. REMOVED COALESCER END CAPS & REMOVED COALESCER SOCKS. INSTALLED ONE NEW SOCK, PN 746451-3 IN COCKPIT WATER SEPARATOR. PN OFF 746451-3, SN OFF N/A. INSTALLED ONE NEW SOCK, PN 746451-3 IN CABIN WATER SEPARATOR. PN OFF 746451-3, SN OFF N/A. RAN APU & LEAK CHECKED COALESCER END CAPS, NO LEAKS NOTED. TURNED ON APU AIR, NO OIL SMELL NOTED FROM ANY WEMACS.

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