Service difficulty report · Entertain Sys · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
September 28, 2015
Submitted
September 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600796
Aircraft time
4,405 hours, 3,534 cycles
Part
Entertain Sys
Part number
XMC07501
Part serial
821000097
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin
Part time
3,141 hours, 2,494 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AREA AROUND SEAT 6 SMELLED OF OVERHEATED ELECTRONICS. XM CONTROL HEAD & RT CABIN AC OUTLET WERE EXTREMELY HOT. BOTH CREW MEMBERS CONFIRMED THE HOT AREAS. COULD NOT PLACE HAND ON THE AFFECTED AREA FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS. NEITHER THE AC OUTLETS OR THE XM RADIO WERE USED AT ANY TIME DURING THE FLIGHT.