Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
July 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605306
Aircraft time
9,121 hours, 7,277 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

AFTER DEPARTURE, APU OFF, EXPERIENCED A MELTING PLASTIC ODOR. NO VISIBLE SMOKE, BUT GRADUALLY INCREASING ODOR. AIR FLOW ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT SEEMED RESTRICTED. ODOR PERSISTED AFTER LANDING AND IS WORST IN LAV AREA. INSPECTED SYS. FOUND CABIN/COCKPIT OVERHEAD AIR DUCTS TO BE CONNECTED AND IN SERVICABLE CONDITION. INSPECTED WATER SEPARATOR FOR CONDITION AND CLEANLINESSS, FOUND TO BE CLEAN AND SERVICABLE. CLEANED LT AND RT OZONE CONVERTERS. INSPECTED DUCT WORK IN AFT EQUIPMENT BAY, NO FAULTS NOTED. GROUND RAN ACFT AT VARIOUS ENGINE POWER SETTINGS WITH NO ODORS OR LOSS OF AIRFLOW NOTED. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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