Service difficulty report · Panel · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 31, 2009
Submitted
November 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605263
Aircraft time
6,637 hours, 5,357 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

AN ACRID BURNING ODOR WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT ON THE FLIGHT INTO SSI. AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE SAME ODOR WAS MORE NOTICEABLE COMING FROM BEHIND THE SIDE PANEL AFT OF THE LEFT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. REMOVED LT C/B PANEL INSPECTED PANEL IAW MM. TASK 24-50-02-210. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ARCING OR SMOKE ODOR. REMOVED PFD 1, PFD 2 & MFD FAN VENTS WERE CLEAR & NO SMOKE ODOR PRESENT. REINSTALLED PFD 1, PFD 2 & MFD IAW MM 34-25-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED WATER LOWER SEPERATOR SOCK. FOUND SOCK TO BE CLEAN AND NO ODORS PRESENT REINSTALLED SOCK IAW MM 21-51-00. LEAK CHECKED SOCK NO LEAKS FOUND. RAN APU WITH BLEED AIR ON BOOST FAN ON AND COCKPIT RECIRC FAN. NO SMOKE OR BURNING ODORS NOTED IN CABIN OR COCKPIT.

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