Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 18, 2006
Submitted
September 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500034
Aircraft time
8,203 hours, 5,051 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT FROM PHL TO SDL, DISCOVERED SULFA SMELL IN COCKPIT AT FL 400 AT ABOUT 2 HOURS INTO THE FLT, DIVERTED INTO ICT. SMELL SEEMED TO OCCUR EVERY FEW MINUTES. COULD NOT DETERMINE ORIGIN. DURING OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND COCKPIT ACM MAKING A GROWLING NOISE. REMOVED COCKPIT ECU TURBINE TO INSPECT IAW CE 750 MM CH 21-51-00 FOUND TURBINE BLADETIPS ERODED AND CAN FEEL FRICTION WHEN TURNING TURBINE BY HAND AND HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. REMOVED AND REPLAXCED AFT ECU TURBINE IAW CE750 MM 21-51-00

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