Service difficulty report · Duct · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
January 14, 2005
Submitted
January 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359CW
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500159
Aircraft time
6,648 hours, 4,601 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE OBSERVED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY DECLARED. AT 15,000 FT SMOKE DISSIPATED SUBSTANTIALLY & TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX POWERED ACFT & RAN ENGINES NUMEROUS TIMES WITH FULL ELECTRICAL LOAD, OPERATED BOTH PAC'S IN AUTO & MANUAL MODES. UNABLE TO DUPLICATED. COALESCER SOCKS INSPECTED & DUCT TEMP SENSORS OPERATIONALLY TESTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED LEAKING DUCT OVER NR 1 & 2 TRANSPONDERS. DUCT REPOSITIONED & RESECURED. A DISCOLORED FLOOD LIGHT LENS ALSO REPLACED. ENGINES RAN AT HIGH POWER WITH BLEEDS ON. PACK AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE WERE RAN WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR SMELL. TEST FLIGHT PROVED SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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