Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 27, 2019
Submitted
July 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605324
Aircraft time
11,808 hours, 8,614 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
8323712
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON DEPARTURE CREW NOTICED A STRONG SMELL PASSING 1300 FT. THE SMELL WAS COMING FORM THE OVERHEAD VENTS. THE APU WAS SHUT DOWN SMELL DID NOT DISSIPATE UNTIL LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER. APU AND GROUND ENGINE RUNS OKAY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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