Service difficulty report · Converter · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 27, 2019
Submitted
December 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605708
Aircraft time
10,806 hours, 8,401 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
99145232
Part serial
21512160
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ozone
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

BURNED FUEL ODORS IN BOTH COCKPIT AND CABIN WHILE ENGINE OR APU IS RUNNING, SAME ODOR IS FOUND WHEN HELL HOLE DOOR IS OPENED AND WHEN STANDING UP IN THE AFT ACCESS SPACE. ODOR IS MORE SUBSTANTIAL WITH APU ON AND ENGINES OFF, THAN JUST ENGINES ALONE. BOTH PIC AND SIC, HAVE EXPERIENCED HEADACHES DURING FLIGHTS THAT CLEAR ONCE EXPOSED TO OUTSIDE AIR, CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE FROM FUMES IS SUSPECTED.// SIGNOFF // RAN APU WITH BLEED AIR ON AND DID NOT NOTICE A FUEL SMELL, NOTED THAT A MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM DUCTS. INSPECTED DUCTS IN THE AFT SERVICE COMPARTMENT AND APU INLET, EXHAUST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PER MCC REMOVED COELESCER SOCK AND REPLACED WITH NEW P/N ON AND OFF 83237-12. ALSO REPLACED BOTH R/H AND L/H OZONE CONVERTERS WITH NEW L/H P/N ON AND OFF 9914523-2, S/N OFF 2151 ON 2455. R/H P/N ON AND OFF 9914523-2, S/N OFF 2160 ON 2454. ALSO PERFOIRMED TC-5XL~21-120902M ECS DUCT BURN OUT. REF THIS W/O SQUAWK 1.4. RAN AIRCRAFT WITH APU ONLY AND ENGINES WITH NO FUEL ODOR NOTED IN CABIN OR COCKPIT. ALSO HAD A CARBON MONOXIDE TESTED IN CABIN/COCKPIT DURING BURN OUT TEST NO LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE READ. LEAK CHECK OF WATER SOCK AND OZONE CONVERTERS GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.I.A.W CITATION 560XL MM 12-20-21-3, 21-71-00

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