Service difficulty report · Fmc · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 23, 2009
Submitted
July 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600483
Aircraft time
91,033 hours, 7,331 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1835501020001
Part serial
MU1193
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Part time
203 hours, 165 cycles
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

SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL410 WE STARTED NOTICING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A STRONG ODOR. PAX ALSO NOTICED THE ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN . A FEW MINUTES LATER THE FMS SCREEN WENT BLANK AND WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH. ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER WE NOTICED A FEW SMALL PUFFS OF SMOKE COME FROM THE TOP OF THE FMS. REPLACED DEFECTIVE FMS WITH ANOTHER UNIT. INSTALLATION IAW MM 34-61-03 RAN ACFT & SYSTEM'S FOR ONE HR WITH NO SMOKE ISSUES.