Service difficulty report · Converter · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 5, 2021
Submitted
May 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
680A0201
Aircraft time
1,608 hours, 1,038 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
99148361
Part serial
0510
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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: AFTER TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED AN OBNOXIOUS ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT HAS HAD A PREVIOUS WRITE UP FOR APU SMOKE, WE RAN THE APU FOR ROUGHLY 45 MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE WITH NO UNUSUAL ODORS. APU WAS SHUT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE START. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN HEPA FILTER (P/N: 9914836-1) IAW CE 680A MAINTENANCE MANUAL TASK 21-70-00-960. COMPLY WITH TASK CARD (TC-68A-21-181006M) FOR COMPLETED ENGINE RUNS AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM / CONDITIONED AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUNS WITH BLEED AIR SET TO EACH INDIVIDUAL ENGINE AND DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS ON ALL THREE ENGINES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL IN COCKPIT. INSTALLED NEW OZONE CONVERTERS REF WO# 100092122. RE-ACCOMPLISHED ECU OPERATIONAL TEST WITH BOTH STEP 1 ON ENGINES AND NO APU, AND STEP 2 WITH ONLY APU. ACCOMPLISHED BOTH TEST WITH RECIRCULATION FAN ON BOTH LOW AND HIGH SETTINGS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL IN CABIN. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST AGAIN AT TAKEOFF POWER AND LET HEAT STABILIZE, AND NO SMELL OR DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFIED PRESSURIZATION AND ANTI ICE SYSTEMS OPS CHECK GOOD WITHOUT ANY ODOR VERIFIED PRESSURIZATION AND ANTI ICE SYSTEMS OPS CHECK GOOD WITHOUT ANY ODOR.

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