Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
April 25, 2014
Submitted
May 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500175
Aircraft time
389 hours, 299 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, NOTICED A STRONG ODOR LIKE HOT DUCT THAT DID NOT DIMINISH DURING THE CLIMB OUT. SELECTING ECS 1, THEN ECS 2 DID NOT CHANGE THE ODOR. RETARDING TO CRUISE POWER INITIALLY DIMINISHED THE ODOR, BUT IT CAME BACK AS THE ENGINES STABILIZED AT CRUISE POWER. RETARDING THE THROTTLES NEAR IDLE DURING THE DESCENT & LANDING DIMINISHED THE ODOR SIGNIFICANTLY. RAN BOTH ENGINES CHECKED VCS ECS 1 ECS 2 AND BLEED AIR SYSTEMS DURING ENGINE RUNS. RAN ENGINE UP TO CLIMBOUT THEN RETARDED TO CRUISE SERVERL TIMES, NO FAULTS OR SMOKE OR ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE CABIN OR COCKPIT. WORK COMPLETED IAW FIM TASK 21-00-00-810-801 AND ENGINE RUN IAW AMM 71-00-01-910-801.

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