Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 7, 2015
Submitted
January 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605735
Aircraft time
6,563 hours, 5,029 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 410, ODOR DEVELOPED, SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY AIR DUCT OVERHEAT, COCKPIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN APU WITH BLEED AIR ON & OPERATED TEMP CONTROLLER AT FULL HOT IN AUTO MODE LONG ENOUGH FOR DUCT TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB, DESCEND & STABILIZE. CYCLED TEMPERATURE FROM HOT TO COLD SEVERAL TIMES ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO STABILIZE. DUCT TEMPERATURES REMAINED STABLE AND WELL WITHIN LIMITS DURING ALL OPS IN AUTO MODE. CHECKED MANUAL MODE PRODUCE ANY FAULT CODES DURING ANY OF THE OPERATIONS. PERFORMED BIT TEST ON TEMP CONTROLLER IAW MM 21-61-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED COCKPIT & CABIN TEMP SENSORS & VERIFIED THAT THE FANS WHERE OPERATING CORRECTLY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY & THERE IS NO SERVICE.

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