Service difficulty report · Odor · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 29, 2003
Submitted
December 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600329
Aircraft time
7,910 hours, 6,436 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND FELT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 37 AN ODOR WAS MOMENTARILY ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LAS. UPON LANDING THE FIRE PERSONNEL REPORTED LARGE QUANTITIES OF SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. O2 MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. THIS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.