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Service difficulty report · Converter · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date: June 20, 2018
Submitted: July 9, 2018
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N599QS
Make and model: Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial: 5605714
Aircraft time: 10,137 hours, 7,788 cycles
System (JASC): 2120 · Air Distribution System
Part: Converter
Condition: Dirty
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

COCKPIT ODOR OIL SMELL. ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT AT 36,000 FT, DISTINCT OIL BURNING SMELL. COPILOT EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT. ODOR WAS STRONG IN COCKPIT, NOT SO STRONG IN CABIN. WENT ON OXYGEN REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. CLEANED BOTH OZONE CONVERTORS AND WATER SEPARATOR SOCKS.

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