Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 4, 2021
Submitted
July 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0153
Aircraft time
2,611 hours, 1,744 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN CRUISE, WHEN ENG ANTI ICE SELECTED, A BURNING ODOR AT FL370, NOT STRONG. ON GROUND, STRONG ODOR WITH APU BLEED ON, HOT AIR OUT OF DUCTS. LOUD SQUEAL FROM ACM AREA. PERFORMED APU BLEED AIR TEST IAW AMM 21-10-00. APPLIED BLEED AIR, BURNING ODOR PRESENT. USED MAX COOL SWITCH. BLEED AIR RAN FOR A FEW SECONDS & AN ACM OVER TEMP CAS. SYS CLOSED APU BLEED AIR VALVE. CHECKED CMC. FOUND NR 3 ACM OVER TEMP FAULTS RELATE TO ACM. MANUFACTURER STATED A BAD ACM & OPS CHECK APU BLEED AIR & WATER SEP FOR MOISTURE & IF IT`S COOL TO TOUCH. WATER SEP HOT & NO MOISTURE. STATED THE TURBINE WAS SEIZIED. REMOVED ACM COOLING TURBINE, INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED UNIT IAW AMM 21-50-67. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AMM 21-50-00.

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