Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 18, 2022
Submitted
February 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605547
Aircraft time
14,487 hours, 11,218 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
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

SMOKE & FUMES IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. AT T/O POWER COLORLESS SMOKE WITH ACIDIC SMELL LIKE BURNED OIL, ONLY PRESENT AT T/O POWER NOT ON GROUND AT IDLE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRFIELD. AT REDUCED POWER SETTING SMOKE DECREASED. EASW CONFIRMED OIL LEAK. AFTER ENGINE REPLACEMENT, PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUNS AND VERIFIED SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNED OIL IS GONE, NOTED A MUSTY SMELL. RETURNED TO FBO AND CLEANED ECS CONDENSER SOCK CLEANING & DUCT BURNOUT SEVERAL TIMES & NOTED SMELL IS SLOWLY DISSIPATING. PERFORMED AN ADDITIONAL ECS CONDENSER DUCT BURNOUT WITH HIGH POWER RUNS & REPLACED COALESCER SOCK. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD,

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