Service difficulty report · Unknown · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
February 26, 2013
Submitted
March 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
158
Aircraft time
9,759 hours, 6,007 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

NOTICED A STRONG BURNING ODOR IN CABIN WHILE ON GROUND. SEEMED TO BE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE/REAR OF THE CABIN AND LASTED NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. ODOR WAS ACRID AND SEEMED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED, NO CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, AND ODOR WAS NOT PRESENT ANYWHERE ELSE ON ACFT. APU HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR 2.5 HOURS, NOTICED WATER POOLING FROM THE CONDENSER BUT NO OIL LEAKS IN THE FORWARD SERVICE COMPARTMENT. TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM. TURNED ON APU. POWER UP ALL ELECTRICAL IN CABIN, CHECKED ALL CABIN LIGHTING BALLAST FOR ANY BURN SMELL. CHECKED ELECTRICAL OUTLETS & CHECKED ALL CABIN LIGHTS & ENTERTAINMENT PANELS AND CONTINUED RUNNING APU FOR 1.5 HOURS NO BURNING ODOR NOTICE. CHECKED ACM FOR OIL ODOR. TURN ON BOTH ENGINES WITH CREW MEMBERS RE CHECKED ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN CABIN. NO BURN ODOR NOTICE IAW MM CHAP 24-00-00-08-60-801.