Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 12, 2018
Submitted
December 14, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605299
Aircraft time
13,834 hours, 11,056 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
21BC113
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ducting System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

COCKPIT ODOR BURNING SMELL - ENROUTE WE SMELLED A FUEL/OIL BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THAT WOULD COME AND GO EVERY FEW MINUTES. AFTER LANDING THE SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY. NOTE, WE DID NOT GET DEICED AND THE APU WAS RUNNING ON THE GROUND BUT NOT IN THE AIR. // SIGNOFF// PER NJA REP GARRY J, PERFORMED HIGH POWER UNS WITH APU, LEFT & RIGHT ENGINES ISOLATED. PERFORMED RUN UPS AS REQUESTED. TECHS IN COCKPIT AND CABIN REPORTED NO ODORS. CONTINUED RUNUPS, AND DROVE DUCT TEMPS HOT, TO CLEAR POSSIBLE RESIDUAL ODOR. WE DID NOT DETECT ANY ODORS DURING RUNS. REMOVED WATER SEPARATOR ASSY, AND INSPECTED ASSOCIEATED DUCTS INSIDE. NO RESIDUE NOTED INSIDE DUCTING. INSTALLED NEW WATER SEPARATOR SOCK P/N 21'BC113. RESECURED DUCTING IAW CE-560XL MM CHAP 21-51-00. OPS/LEAK CHECK GOOD. POWERED UP AC ELECTRICAL AND AVIONICS SYSTEMS. OPENED NOSE AVIONICS BAYS, AND INSPECTED FOR ANY FAILED COMPONENTS AND ODORS.NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED COCKPIT PEDISTAL, CB PANELS, AND INSTRUMENT PANELS FOR FAILED COMPONENTS OR ODORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. POWERED UP CABIN LIGHTITNG AND ENTERTAINEMENT SYSTEMS. NO FAILURES OR ODORS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH NJA TC-5XL-21-120902M, ENVIROMENTAL CONTROLE SYSTEM (ECS) DUCT BURNOUT AS REQUIRED. TORQUE WRENCH PIN FIRS02006, S/N 0502500426, CAL DUE: 08/21/19

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