Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 10, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800225
Aircraft time
3,120 hours, 2,001 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
30B645601
Condition
Clogged
Location
Engine
Part time
241 hours, 158 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AT HIGH POWER SETTING AND RELATIVELY LOW AIRSPEED ON CLIMBOUT, A STRONG ODOR OF FUMES CAME INTO COCKPIT AND CABIN FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. THE APU WAS NOT RUNNING AND ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE DURING CRUISE BUT RETURNED AND WAS LESS INTENSE ON APPROACH AND LANDING. SMELLED MORE LIKE FUEL/EXHAUST AND NOT AN OILY ODOR. CHANGED FUEL NOZZLES ON RT ENGINE. DONE IAW MFG MM 73-10-04. LEAK AND POWER ASSURANCE CHECKED NORMAL. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.