Service difficulty report · Unknown · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
October 22, 2013
Submitted
October 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180QS
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK569
Aircraft time
2,072 hours, 1,933 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

A BURNING PLASTIC TYPE ODOR BEGAN TO FILL THE COCKPIT. THE ODOR SEEMED TO WEAKING DURING CRUISE AND DISSIPATED ON DESCENT. DEFOG BLOWERS WERE OFF. BOTH CABIN AND COCKPIT TEMPERATURE CONTROLS WERE SET TO MAN AND FULL COLD. ODOR DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE COMING FROM THE EYEBALL VENTS. ODOR SEEMED TO BE STRONGER ON THE COPILOTS SIDE, CLOSE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. RAN AIRCRAFT AT HIGH & LOW POWER SETTINGS WITH ALL AVIONICS, LIGHTS, GALLEY & LAVATORY EQUIPMENT POWERED UP. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF ENVIRO SYSTEMS CONTROL IN AUTO AT MANUAL MODES FULL L/T & FULL COLD. REMOVED COCKPIT INTERIOR PANELS, INSPECTED ALL DUCTS AND WIRING, PULLED EFIS TUBES & CHECKED OPERATION OF FANS. PULLED PANEL & CHECKED ALL PCB'S. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR. ALL WORK IAW AMM 21-00-00, 25-11-00 & AVIONICS MANUAL.