Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
May 4, 2013
Submitted
May 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
176
Aircraft time
3,702 hours, 2,290 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FLIGHT, CREW FELT UNCHARACTERISTICALLY FATIGUED, AND HAD HEADACHES AND TUNNEL VISION. SELECTED DIFFERENT ECS POSITIONS FROM LT TO RT ENGINE AND DISCOVERED THAT RT ENGINE ECS WAS ALLOWING FUMES INTO CABIN AND COCKPIT. CLEARED CABIN AND COCKPIT OF FUMES. NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN AIR QUALITY WHEN RT ENGINE ECS WAS DISABLED. COCKPIT AND CABIN AIR SEEMED TO BE MORE CONTROLLABLE ON LT ENGINE FOR TEMP CONTROL AS WELL. INSPECTED FOR PROPPER OIL LEVELS ON LT & RT ENGINES, APU AND TAIL PIPES FOR TRACES OF OIL. NONE NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT MAX CRUISE & CYCLED ECS CONTROL FROM LT ENGINE TO RT ENGINE TO BOTH ENGINES TO EMERGENCY CONTROL AND BACK FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES. NO ODOR OR SIGNS OF FUMES OR OIL IN CABIN OR COCKPIT. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF INSIDE OF DUCTS, TUBING & DRAIN LINES. NO SIGNS OF FOD OR OIL INSIDE DUCTS. INSPECTED REFRIDGERATION UNIT & PERFORMED TEMP CONTROL & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CHECKS. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 21-00-00, 21-50-05, 21-60-00 & 21-50-00. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED.