Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 5, 2023
Submitted
June 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605647
Aircraft time
14,951 hours, 11,382 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
22066101
Part serial
397
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
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

A FEW SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF, WITH APU ON, WE GOT A STRONG METALLIC/ACRID ODOR. NO HAZE OR SMOKE NOTED. AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A LOUD HOWL/WHINING. CABIN TEMP STARTED TO INCREASE. SHUTDOWN THE APU & HOWLING/WHINING WAS NOTICEABLY REDUCED, BUT CONTINUED. IT CHANGED WITH POWER CHANGES. VERIFIED ACM COOLING TURBINE SIEZED. REMOVED FAULTY ACM COOLING TURBINE & INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED UNIT. REMOVED A DAMAGED ENVIRONMENTAL DUCT & REPLACED WITH NEW. REMOVED WATER SOCK, CLEANED & INSPECTED. FOUND SATISFACTORY. REINSTALLED WATER SOCK. OPS TEST OF ECU SYS FOUND SATISFACTORY, NO LEAKS NOTED. REFERENCE SIL GP-20 REV:2 CMM, AMM 21-51-00 & 12-19-02.

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