Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 22, 2017
Submitted
August 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605509
Aircraft time
11,070 hours, 8,699 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

ODORS IN THE COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT WITH APU RUNNING. SMELLS LIKE BURNED OIL. INSPECTED THE APU INLET AND EXHAUST, APU BLEED AIR DUCT AND HEAT EXCHANGER DUCT, WATER SEPERATOR AND CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR SOCK IAW MM 12-19-02. REINSTALLED WATER SEPERATOR AND PLUMBING IAW MM 21-21-00. RAN APU FOR 45 MINUTES WITH ENGINES RUNNING FOR TEN MINUTES. NO OIL ODOR NOTED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.

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