Service difficulty report · Unknown · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
August 26, 2018
Submitted
August 31, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N118FN
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
118
Aircraft time
17,936 hours, 12,009 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW NOTICED A SLIGHT ODOR, AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE WISPS OF SMOKE COMING FROM DIVAN AREA IN AFT CABIN. QRH PROCEDURES FOR SMOKE/FUMES FOLLOWED, PIC IMMEDIATELY BEGAN DUMPING FUEL, TURNED OFF SPECIAL MISSION POWER AND DIRECTED SIC TO TURN OFF AIR CONDITIONING. SMOKE CONDITION IMPROVED; NO MORE SMOKE NOTED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC, ASKED FOR TURN TO DIRECT DOWNWIND FOR LANDING RWY 25. DUMPED APPROXIMATELY 1500 POUNDS OF FUEL, SECURED FUEL DUMP SWITCHES, COMPLETED APPROACH AND BEFORE LANDING CHECKLISTS, LANDED RWY 25 FROM VISUAL STRAIGHT-IN, TAXI BACK UNEVENTFUL. END ~ MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY ON GROUND; SOURCE OF SMELL REMAINS UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN 4.4 HOURS SINCE THE EVENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES.

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