Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 10, 2013
Submitted
December 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605588
Aircraft time
7,178 hours, 5,526 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
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

IN FLIGHT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER GND DE ICE WITH TYPE 1 FLUID. ONCE 45 MIN INTO FLIGHT THE 2ND TIME 5 MIN INTO FLIGHT. WING ENG ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED & A VERY STRONG ACRID SMELL FILLED COCKPIT & WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE SMELL WAS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE NORMAL SMELL WE GET ON TAKEOFF AFTER DE-ICING.

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