Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 10, 2014
Submitted
August 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605664
Aircraft time
6,841 hours, 5,319 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
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

VERY STRONG SMELL, NOT BURNING, MORE OF AN OILY SMELL. THE ODOR STAYED FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. INSPECTED LT & RT ENGS FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS, NONE FOUND. RAN LT & RT ENGS INDEPENDENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, EACH AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS UP TO 65%, NO OIL SMELL EVIDENT. ALSO INSPECTED APU INLET & DUCTING. REMOVED COALESCE BAG & CLEANED, NO OIL RESIDUE EVIDENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, ALL ENGS & APU RAN NORMAL. INSPECTED COALESCE BAG IAW AMM 49-10-00.

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