Service difficulty report · Odor · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
September 3, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Part
Odor
Part number
601R9500115305
Condition
Detected
Location
Ecs System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE CLIMBING TO FLIGHT LEVEL 360 THE CREW NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR INDICATIVE OF EITHER AN ECS SYSTEM OVERHEATING OR ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE ECS & ELECTRICAL SYNOPTIC PAGES SHOWED NO ANOMALIES. THE ODOR INCREASED IN INTENSITY AND THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN PROCEEDED WITH A HIGH SPEED DESCENT. THE ODOR SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED AT LOWER ALTITUDES AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER OCCURENCES. UPON SHUT DOWN, THE CAPTAIN & FIRE CHIEF OPENED THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ODOR THAT WAS PRESENT DURING THE FLIGHT, BUT ONLY STRONGER. AFTER THE ECS SYSTEM WAS TESTED PER FTP 601R2103 WITH NO FAULT FOUND. THE WATER SEPARATOR BAGS WERE VERIFIED FOR CONTAMINATION AND NONE FOUND.