Service difficulty report · Condenser · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 6, 2024
Submitted
June 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605721
Aircraft time
14,618 hours, 11,048 cycles
Part
Condenser
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

INTERMITTENT HOT ELEC ODOR COMES FROM WEMAC VENTS WITH ENGS RUNNING. NO SMOKE OBSERVED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEGINNING AFTER TAKEOFF TO SHUTDOWN. ON POST FLIGHT, ODOR NOTED WHEN CHECKING BRAKE SYS BAY & HELL HOLE. INSPECTED COCKPIT, CABIN, HYD SEVICED AREA, & HELL HOLE, NO ELEC ODOR. REMOVED CONDENSER BAG, NOTED THE CONDENSER BAG DIRTY. CLEANED.. POWERED UP ACFT, RAN BOTH ENGS & PERFORMED AN ECU OPS TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED, TAXI OUT ISOLATION AREA FOR HI-POWER RUN, 3X, 5 MINS EACH. BLEED AIR & NO ODORS. ACCESSED HYD AREA & HELL HOLE, NO ODOR NOTED. R & R CONDENSER BAG. RAN BOTH ENGS & PERFORMED AN ECU OPS TEST. NO ODORS IN THE COCKPIT/CABIN, & NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED IAW AMM 21-51-00, & 71-00-00.

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