Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 18, 2010
Submitted
July 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK433
Aircraft time
2,216 hours, 2,130 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH AT APPROX 1500 FT, A STRONG ODOR IN COCKPIT. SIMILAR TO CANDLE WAX BURNING. ODOR DID NOT OCCUR DURING TAXI OR ANY OTHER PHASE OF FLT. ONLY DURING APPROACH & DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. AFTER OPENING FWD ENTRY DOOR, ODOR REMAINED IN COCKPIT FOR AT LEAST 20MIN. THERE WAS ONLY A VERY SLIGHT ODOR IN CABIN AND NONE IN CARGO BAY. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AT VARYING POWER SETTINGS. NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. RAN ACFT AT VARYING POWER SETTINGS WITH ANTI ICE ON. NO BURNING ODOR NOTED. TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONING SYS, NO BURNING ODOR NOTED. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN AT THIS TIME. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME IAW 71-00-00 & 21-00-00.

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