Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 13, 2012
Submitted
November 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226JS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7895
Aircraft time
21,290 hours, 21,741 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CREW REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF FUEL ON DESCENT AFTER SWITCHING PACK BLEED AIR TO APU. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER CONTAMINATED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED COALESCER AND PERFORMED CHECKS USING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.