Service difficulty report · Unknown · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
February 8, 2007
Submitted
February 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
159
Aircraft time
5,314 hours, 3,275 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

APPROX. 5 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE A STRONG ODOR, SIMILAR TO A HAIR DRYER BURNING, NOTICED IN COCKPIT. FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED SAME ODOR IN PAX CABIN AFTER NOTICED IN COCKPIT. ODOR LASTED APPROX 3 MIN. NOTICED AGAIN 4 MIN LATER, NO ODOR DETECTED AFTER LANDING. RAN ACFT, VERIFIED PUNGENT ODOR IN CABIN & COCKPIT. REMOVED ACM CONDENSOR P/N S/N E184 AND FOUND IT TO BE CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS AND SOOT. CLEANED AND VACUUMED CONDENSOR OF PARTICULATES. REINSTALLED CONDENSOR, RAN ACFT ENGINES & APU AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS FOR 45 MIN. ALL CONDITIONED AIR & WARM AIR FLOW GOOD. WITH ODORS ELIMINATED. LEAK TOPS CHECK GOOD. WORK IAW F2000 AMM 20-00-00 AND 21-30-00. PHX-PHX.