Service difficulty report · Odor · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 31, 2004
Submitted
May 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500047
Aircraft time
5,079 hours, 3,178 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
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

AT FL410 STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE IN CABIN AND THE COCKPIT, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE CAPTAIN’S CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND OUT THE DEFROST HOLES JUST BELOW THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW. DEPLOYED O2 MASKS AND LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTED THE FOLLOWING AREAS FOR SIGNS OF BURNING OR ARCING: LT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, PILOTS SIDE PANELS, BAR, CLOSET, LT PCB J-BOX, PSU LIGHTING, BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, INSIDE PEDESTAL AND AFT CLOSET, EVERYTHING CHECKED GOOD. RAN AIRCRAFT WITH BOTH ENGINES & APU, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM, COCKPIT & CABIN PACKS- OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW CESSNA MM CHAPTER 24-51-00 AND 21-51-00.

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