Service difficulty report · Converter · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
June 17, 2024
Submitted
June 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0207
Aircraft time
5,076 hours, 3,358 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
99145232
Part serial
2445
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Ozone
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING DESCENT FROM FL 330, TURNED ON ANTI-ICE, WINGS & ENGINE. AN ODOR SIMILAR TO A FOG MACHINE WAS DETECTED. MORE APPARENT AT LOW 20,000 FT RANGE & COULD SEE SMOKE IN CABIN. POWER SETTINGS AT IDLE OR 15 TO 20% ABOVE IDLE. ENVIRONMENTAL SMOKE KNOWN SOURCE CHECKLIST WAS RUN & CABIN PRESSURE SYS TURNED OFF. UNABLE TO DETERMINE LT OR RT BLEED AIR, STARTED WITH ANTI-ICE ON. CABIN SMOKE DECREASED ONCE PRESSURE SOURCE OFF. INSPECTED ACFT. DETERMINED ODOR CAME FROM BLEED SYS, RT ENGINE. INSPECTED ENG IAW EMM, DRAINED & SERVICED OIL, 2 QRTS & INSPECTED BLEED DUCTING & FOUND ODOR EMINATING FROM RT OZONE CONVERTER, & DEBRIS IN CONVERTER. R & R OZONE CONVERTER. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 21-70-05.

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