Service difficulty report · Unknown · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
February 4, 2007
Submitted
February 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
159
Aircraft time
5,313 hours, 3,272 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

DURING CLIMB OUT AROUND 7000 FT THE AIRPLANE FILLED WITH THE ODOR OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. NO SMOKE WAS NOTICED BY ANYONE. THE SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES THEN RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ODOR CAME BACK FAIRLY STRONG WHEN THE APU WAS TURNED ON AFTER LANDING. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO EMER. DECLARED. RAN APU AND NR 1 AND 2 ENGINES. OPERATED AIR CONDITIONER IN HOT & COLD. NO ODERS NOTED. REMOVED PFD & MFD (COPILOTS) INSPECTED BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. INSPECTED BLEAD AIR LINES FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL. NO OIL NOTED. INSPECTED CO-PILOTS DV WINDOW CONECTIONS, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.