Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 3, 2019
Submitted
July 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800207
Aircraft time
10,643 hours, 7,104 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
8323712
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

OILY BLEED AIR SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN WITH ACM RUNNING. STARTS WHEN APU BLEED AIR IS TURNED ON AND CONTINUES INFLIGHT. AFTER A 1 HOUR FLIGHT WITH APU OFF SMELL WAS STILL PRESENT IN COCKPIT. ****** CORRECTIVE ACTION ***** ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL & BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF APU WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED TASK CARD#: TC-680-21-120905M ECS DUCT BURN OUT PROCEDURE AS OUTLINED IN TASK CARD. REMOVED AND REPLACED COALESCER WITH CUSTOMER SUPPLIED PART, PIN: 83237-12, SIN: NIA. IAW: MM CHAP.12-19-00. LEAK & OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD. ALSO CHECKED APU OIL SERVICE, OIL SERVICE CHECKED GOOD. IAW: MM CHAP. 12-20-49, AND ENGINE/SYSTEM MM CHAP. 49-00-00. RAN APU 1 .5 HRS. WITH NO OIL SMELL NOTED, ALSO RAN BOTH ENGINES FOR AN HOUR WITH NO OIL SMELL NOTED.