Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
February 6, 2012
Submitted
February 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800119
Aircraft time
4,412 hours, 2,921 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Engine time
4,412 hours, 2,921 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
30B425801
Condition
Smoke
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBING THROUGH ROUGHLY 10,000 FT, PASSENGER INFORMED US OF A BAD ODOR AND HAZE IN CABIN. BOTH CREW MEMBERS LOOKED BACK AND SAW A WHITE/BLUEISH HAZE ALONG WITH A STRONG PUNGENT ODOR THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY. PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF BURNING TO EYES. COPILOT WENT BACK TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. RAN ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SYS SMOKE AND ODOR OF UNKNOWN SOURCE. APU WAS OFF, PRESS SOURCE SELECTOR WAS SWITCHED TO LAND DIVERTED. R & R RT ENGINE IAW MM 71-00-30. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. NO ODOR IN CABIN.