Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 6, 2015
Submitted
October 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800196
Aircraft time
7,332 hours, 4,827 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN SELECTING AVIONICS ON, WE HEARD A NOISE LIKE A FAN BLADES HITTING SOMETHING, THEN WE SMELLED THE ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. TURNED AVIONICS BACK OFF AND WHEN TURNING ON AVIONICS BACK ON AGAIN WE RECEIVED "MAU 2 FAIL" CAS MESSAGE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAN NOISE/SMELL OR MAU 2 FAILURE. CYCLED AVIONICS POWER MULTIPLE TIMES AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. REMOVED DISPLAYS NR 2 AND NR 3 AND VISUALLY INSPECTED AREAS AROUND GLARE SHIELDS FANS AND EFIS DISPLAY FANS WITH NO INDICATIONS OF WIRING OR OTHER OBJECTS CONTACTING THE FAN BLADES. VACUUMED DUST OUT OF EFIS/GLARE SHIELD FANS. REINSTALLED NR 2 AND NR 3 DISPLAYED AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.