Service difficulty report · Duct · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 20, 2012
Submitted
July 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605204
Aircraft time
9,570 hours, 7,674 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW ENCOUNTERED STRONG COCKPIT ODOR ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT, SMELLS LIKE BURNING RUBBER AND BURNED TOAST IN THE COCKPIT. COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. REMOVED & CLEANED OZONE CONVERTER. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. BORESCOPED INSIDE DUCT, FOUND B1/2 SEALANT ON JOINTS C3 DIFFERENT PLATES AND SOME SEALANT PEELING OFF FROM INSIDE DUCT. REMOVED DUCT AND AND CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. RAN AICRAFT AND OPERATED BOTH COCKPIT AND CABIN TEMPS IN AUTO AND MANUAL HOT WITH APU ON AND OFF. NO BURNING ODOR NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT TAKEOFF AND CRUISE POWER SETTINGS. BLEED AIR SOURCES WERE ISOLATED TO THE ENGINE AT HIGH POWER, NO ODORS NOTED. WORK DONE IAW MM 21-22-00 AND MM 21-71-00.

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