Service difficulty report · Fan · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 11, 2006
Submitted
August 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600628
Aircraft time
2,636 hours, 2,065 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT FROM CAE TO PWK, NOTICE ODOR IN COCKPIT SIMILAR TO CIGARETTE LIGHTING UP. TURNED OFF DEFOG FAN, ODOR STOPPED, 15 MIN LATER ODOR RETURNED. TURNED OFF FWD FREON FAN, ODOR STOPPED. NO INCREASE OF AMPERAGE DRAW DURING ODOR TIME. ODOR DID NOT RETURN, FLIGHT LANDING WITH NO FURTHER ODORS. RAN AIRCRAFT WITH THE FWD AND AFT FAN ON HI AND THE DEFOG FAN ON HIGH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. NO SMOKE ODOR WAS NOTED. FANS OP CHECK NORMAL. ALL WORK DONE IAW CESSNA 560 MM 21-00-00.