Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 25, 2010
Submitted
June 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800099
Aircraft time
3,150 hours, 2,078 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED PUNGENT ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING PREFLIGHT. ODOR DISSIPATED QUICKLY AFTER APU BLEED AIR WAS SELECTED ON. REMOVED ALL FOUR DISPLAY UNITS, INSPECTED DU COOLING FANS AND CLEANED. REINSTALLED DUS AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 34-23-10. GAINED ACCESS AND CLEANED GLARESHIELD FANS LT AND RT. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 21-24-00. REMOVED LT/RR MCDU INSPECTED AND CLEANED COOLING FANS. REINSTALLED AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 34-23-10. GAINED ACCESS TO PCB BOXES, COCKPIT RECIRCULATION FANS. INSPECTED AND OPS CHECK GOOD. NO ODOR NOTED.