Service difficulty report · Converter · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 29, 2005
Submitted
October 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605150
Aircraft time
4,467 hours, 3,473 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
99145232
Part serial
03150626
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ozone
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AN ODOR PERMEATED THE AIRPLANE. SMELLED ELECTRICAL, BUT NO SMOKE OR VISIBLE INDICATIONS. SIC'S EYES WERE BURNING, PIC HAD SLIGHT HEADACHE AFTER LANDING. RAN A/C. INSTANTLY ON START-UP OBSERVED A SOAP OR CRAYON LIKE ODOR. RAN A/C FOR 30 MIN. ODOR GRADUALLY WENT AWAY. NO BURNING EYES OR HEADACHES. OPERATED COCKPIT & CABIN TEMP CONTROL TO FULL HOT & COLD SEVERAL TIMES. ODOR NOT NOTICEABLE AT END OF RUN-UP. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW 560 XL MM 71-00-04. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RT OZONE CONVERTERS PERFORMED FULL POWER RUN LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO ODOR IN COCKPIT OR CABIN NOTED WORK PERFORMED PER CESSNA 560XL CH 27-71-00.

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