Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 2, 2012
Submitted
July 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800214
Aircraft time
3,873 hours, 2,481 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, FOR AN HOUR AT FL430, AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL FILLED THE COCKPIT AND WAS NOTICED BY PASSENGERS IN CABIN, GRADUALLY BECAME LESS BUT DID NOT COMPLETLY GO AWAY. BURNING ODOR WAS AGAIN DETECTED DESCENDING THRU 10,000 FT. RAN APU, OILY SMELL RESENT FOR ONLY 20 SECONDS AFTER START. NO OILY ODOR PRESENT DURING 20 MINUTE RUN. BORESCOPED COMPRESSOR INLET DUCT, NO OIL PRESENT IN INLET. BORESCOPED CENTRIFIGAL COMPRESSOR SECETION, NO OIL PRESENT. REMOVED WATER SEPERATOR, NO OIL PRESENT IN TUBING. CLEANED WATER SEPERATOR IAW MM 21-50-00 (REV 19). REMOVED APU AIR LINE OFF OF COMPRESOR CAN, NO OIL PRESENT. REMOVED OZONE CONVERTER TO INSPECT ENGINE AIRFRAME LINES, NO OIL PRESENT IN LINES. INSTALLED LT AND RT OZONE CONVERTERS IAW MM 12-19-00. RAN ENGINES AT POWER FOR 10 HRS NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. CLEANED, INSPECTED, AND REINSTALLED OZONE CONVERTERS IAW MM 12-19-00. REF 12-19-00 AND 21-50-00