Service difficulty report · Condenser · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 18, 2019
Submitted
November 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605506
Aircraft time
12,967 hours, 10,049 cycles
Part
Condenser
Part number
8323712
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
DE
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 - ON DESCENT INTO PBI WITH POWRAN APU AND HAD NO ODOR. RAN RIGHT ENGINE ONLY AND NO ODOR. RAN LEFT ENGINE ONLY AND NO ODOR. REPOSISTION AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED POWER RUNS ONE AT A TIME AT POWER AND EITHER ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE A MUSTY ODOR. // SIGNOFF//GAINED ACCESS AND REMOVED OLD CONDENSER BAG P/N: 83237-121 NSN AND INSTALLED A NEW CONDENSER BAG P/N:83237-12, NSN. PERFORMED APU AND ENGINE RUNS AGAIN WITH NO ODOR. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK IAW CE-560XLS MM 21-51-00ER AT CLOSE TO IDLE WE HAD A STRONG DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN THE COCKPIT

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