Service difficulty report · Condenser · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 21, 2021
Submitted
August 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605643
Aircraft time
12,166 hours, 9,387 cycles
Part
Condenser
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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

DURING FLT, WHEN CKPT TEMP SEL TURNED FROM FULL COLD TOWARDS HOT, A EXHAUST/FUEL ODOR DETECTED. ODOR BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED AS AIR GETS WARM. TURNED SELECTOR BACK COLD, ODOR DISSIPATED. SAME ODOR ALSO WHEN OPENING ACCESS DOOR TO TAIL CONE. REMOVED CONDENSER BAG & FOUND DIRTY. SOURCE OF ODOR. INSTALLED NEW CONDENSER BAG IAW AMM U-20-21. GROUND RAN ENGINES, 20 MINS DURING OPS TEST IAW AMM 21-51-00 & NO EXHAUST OR FUEL ODOR IN HOT. NO ODOR IN AFT MX BAY DURING LEAK CHECK. R & INSP CONDENSER BAG & FOUND NO CONTAMINATION. INSPECTED ECS DUCTS, FOUND NO CONTAMINATION. ACCOMPUSHED TASK.CARD TC-5XL-21-120902MR1. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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