Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Gulstm 680

Difficulty date
February 3, 2019
Submitted
February 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377QS
Make and model
Gulstm 680
Aircraft serial
6800187
Aircraft time
10,492 hours, 6,983 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
8323712
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TO
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

AFTER TAKE OFF UNKNOWN SMELL FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE CONTINUE TO GET MORE OBNOXIOUS. A LOOK BACK AT 400 THROUGH THE CABIN REVEALED A THIN SMOKE LAYER AT FLOOR LEVEL. RAN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM SMOKE OR ODOR CHECKLIST. CABIN NEVER SEEMED TO HAVE FRESH AIR. COULD NOT ISOLATE SOURCE //SIGNOFF// PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED IDLE RUNS WHILE ISOLATING BLEED AIR FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITH NO DUPLICATION OF SMOKE OR ODOR. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUNS WHILE ISOLATING BLEED AIR FROMLEFT TO RIGHT WITH NO DUPLICATION OF SMOKE OR ODOR. PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES BLEED AIR TUBING AND4TH STAGE HPC WITH NO EVIDENCE OF OIL. AFTER ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED AN ADDITIONAL INSPECTION OF THE CONDENSER BAG AND CLEANED BELLOWS WITH BLACK COATING WITH AN ODOR. REINSTALLED WATER SEPARATORR. ACCOMPLISHED THE ECS DUCT BURN OUT PROCEDURE MULTIPLE TIMES IN DIFFERENT BLEED AIR CONFIGURATIONS PER MCC. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE CONDENSER BAG. NO DUPLICATION OF SMOKE OR ODOR. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED IAWTC-680-21-120905M AND PW306C EMM CH. 71-00-00, 72-00-00, AND CE-680 AMM CH. 36-10-00. REMOVED THE CONDENSER BAG AND FOUND AN ODOR ATTACHED TO THE CONE. CLEANED BAG AND ATTACHING PARTS. REINSTALLED WATER SEPARATOR. AFTER ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED AN ADDITIONAL INSPECTION OF THE CONDENSER BAG AND CLEANED BELLOWS WITH BLACK COATING WITH AN ODOR. REINSTALLED WATER SEPARATOR. ACCOMPLISHED THE ECS DUCT BURN OUT PROCEDURE MULTIPLE TIMES IN DIFFERENT BLEED AIR CONFIGURATIONS PER MCC. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE CONDENSER BAG(P/N:83237-12) ALONG WITH RECEIVED CHAIN ASSY(P/N:83463-9) AND SPRING(P/N: 83248). MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED IAW TC-680-21-120905M.