Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 4, 2008
Submitted
August 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N690QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605090
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF CREW COULD DETECT AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. AFTER LANDING, COULD DETECT THE ODOR IN AFT CABIN AND LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT. COULD NOT DETECT IT IN HELL HOLE OR BATTERY COMPARTMENT. PERFOREMED GROUND RUN OF ALL THREE ENGINES: ON START OF APU, ODOR OF HOT OIL OR GREASE WAS EVIDENT FROM ADS OPERATED APU AND ENGINES THROUGH NUMEROUS CYCLES FROM HOT TO COLD. ODOR COULD NO LONGER BE DETECTD. RAN SEVERAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, NO ODOR REMAINS. ALLOWED A/C TO COOL THEN RESTARTED ENGINES AND APU STILL NO ODOR . COMPLETED IAW 20-00-00 OF THE MM AND THE ACFT FLIGHT MANUAL.

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