Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 26, 2016
Submitted
January 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8883E
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7883
Aircraft time
24,922 hours, 22,429 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PLANE SMELLED OF FUMES WHEN WALKING ON ACFT WITH GND AIR HOOKED UP. THEN WITH PACKS ON APU, THE SMELL PERSISTED. AFTER TAKEOFF WITH PACKS RUNNING OFF THE ENG THE SMELL OF FUMES PERSISTED. IT SEEMED SMELL MORE IF WE HAD THE HEAT UP HIGHER ON THE LT PACK. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF AML 3288817-1, FOUND DAMAGE TO LT WATER SEPARATOR. RT PACK LOUD & CAUSING SMELL IN ACFT. CHANGED THE LT & RT COALESCE SOCKS FOR LT & RT PACK IAW AMM 21-51-13. SEE ITEM 3288817-2 FOR WORK SCOPE. SEE AML PG 3288818-2 FOR DM. REPLACED THE LT PACK WATER SEPARATOR IAW AMM 21-51-13. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. OK TO DEFER THE RT PACK IAW MEL 21-51-01 CAT C. RAM AIR VLV VERIFIED OPERATIONAL, MM02 UPDATED, PLACARD INSTALLED, MOC NOTIFIED 96045.