Service difficulty report · Odor · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 1, 2003
Submitted
August 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605139
Aircraft time
2,458 hours, 1,952 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON DESCENT STRONG EXHAUST SMELL OF JET FUMES, APU WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES SHOWED 50 DEGREES. INSPECTED BOTH ENGINE INLETS AND TAILPIPES FOR TRACES OF OIL, NONE FOUND. OPENED LOWER COWLS AND RAN BOTH ENGINES INDIVIDUALLY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, NO EXTERNAL FUEL OR OIL LEAKAGE WAS OBSERVED, NO UNUSUAL ODORS WERE DETECTED INSIDE THE CABIN COMING FROM THE AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. OPENED THE WATER SEPARATOR TO CHECK FOR SIGNS OF OIL, NONE FOUND. ALL APPEARS TO BE NORMAL AT THIS TIME.

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