Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 5, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK324
Aircraft time
5,617 hours, 4,762 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

AC DIVERTED ON REPOSITION LEG FOR OILY ODOR IN CABIN WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS TURNED TO HOT. WITH TEMPERATURE TURNED DOWN, THE ODOR DISAPPEARED. MAINT RAN THE AC WITH TEMPERATURE IN FULL HOT AND FULL COLD. NO OILY ODOR WAS NOTICED. CABIN AIR OUTLETS WERE CHECKED FOR BLOCKAGE. TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION. THE DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

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