Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 3, 2021
Submitted
September 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605708
Aircraft time
12,189 hours, 9,394 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

CABIN ODOR: WITH THE APU RUNNING AND APU BLEED AIR ON, THERE IS A STRONG DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE ODOR SEEMS WORSE AT THE BACK OF THE CABIN. POWERED UP AIRCRAFT AND RAN APU AND NOTICED A SLIGHT ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. POWERED DOWN AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN O REMOVE THE WATER SEPARATOR. REMOVED THE CONDENSER BAG AND INSTALLED NEW CONDITION CONDENSER SOCK. INSTALLED PREVIOUSLY REMOVED WATER SEPARATOR AND BEGAN THE BURN OUT PROCESS. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES FOR PERFORMING THE BURNOUT PROCESS FOUND THE ODD ODOR TO DISSIPATE. POWERED DOWN AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED IT TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW CE-560XLS AMM CH 21-51-00

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