Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
September 26, 2014
Submitted
September 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600792
Aircraft time
4,498 hours, 3,563 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AFTER TURNING ON FREON AIR CONDITIONER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL INSPECTION & AN OPS TEST WITH GROUND POWER OF THE FREON AC SYS, NO DEFECTS OR ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGS AT 855 N2 CYCLING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FROM FULL HOT TO FULL COLD IN AUTO MANUAL MODES WHILE SWITCHING BETWEEN LT, NORMAL & RT PRESS SOURCES, NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. ACTIVATED FREON AC WHILE SWITCHING FROM LT NORMAL & RT PRESS SOURCES, NO ODOR COULD NOT DUPLICATE ORIGINAL DISCREPANCY. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 21-00-00.