Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 8, 2012
Submitted
July 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605735
Aircraft time
4,111 hours, 3,142 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

DURING EARLY PART OF CLIMB AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE APU THERE WAS A FOUL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT THAT SMELLED ELECTRICAL IN ORIGIN. ODOR WAS LIMITED TO COCKPIT INITIALLY. RAN ENGINES FOR 45 MINS, WHILE RUNNING ENGINES HAD APU BLEED AIR ON AND NO SMELL NOTED. TURNED OFF APU BLEED AIR AND HAD A FAINT ODOR FROM WEEMACS, TURNED ON APU BLEED AIR AND ODOR WENT AWAY. REMOVED AND CLEANED COLESER SOCK, RAN ENGINES AND FOUND THE ODOR TO BE VERY FAINT. IAW MM 12-19-02 PULLED OZONE CONVERTERS AND CLEANED OZONE CONVERTERS, DRIED AND REINSTALLED CONVERTERS WITH NEW SEALS INSTALLED. ODOR WAS OF AN OIL TYPE AND NOT ELECTRICAL IN ORIGIN. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS (IAW MM 24-50-02). NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ACFT FOR 30 MINS AND DRIED OUT OZONE CONVERTERS, DID NOT FIND ANY FOUL ODOR WHILE RUNNING, WITH APU OR JUST ENGINES. OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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