Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 18, 2023
Submitted
November 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918TX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500223
Aircraft time
16,812 hours, 10,089 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Part number
3064
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aft Fuselage
Part time
16,812 hours, 10,089 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM KPLN ON 11/18, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A LIGHT HAZE ENTERING THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE CREW ABORTED TAKE OFF AND SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING AML - M230566: SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT ON TAKE OFF. UPON INSPECTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING, TECHNICIANS FOUND THE DRAIN LINE FOR THE WATER SEPARATORS CRACKED AND LEAKING, ALLOWING LIGHT, OILY WATER TO MIX INTO THE ACM AIR. COALESCER SOCKS WERE CLEANED, DRAIN LINE REPLACED, AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS FOUND NO SMOKE/HAZE ENTERING INTO THE AIRCRAFT.

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