Service difficulty report · Selector · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 7, 2015
Submitted
November 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605509
Aircraft time
9,608 hours, 7,532 cycles
Part
Selector
Part number
7018341803
Part serial
98021127
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
3,700 hours, 2,955 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, A LOUD SOUND OF RUSHING AIR & CABIN PRESSURIZING RAPIDLY. ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG BURNING ODOR. ANNUNCIATOR WITH FLASHING MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED BUT WENT OUT. TROUBLESHOT AND VERIFIED ODOR IN COCKPIT & CABIN. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS & OPS CHECKED AIR CONDITIONING SYS. INSPECTED ACM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT BUT NOT IN CABIN. SHUT ENGINES DOWN & WITH THE APU BLEED AIR & ODOR PRESENT IN COCKPIT. ODOR IS COMING FROM THE LT GLARE SHIELD FAN AREA. VERIFIED PFD 1 MODE SELECTOR CONTROLLER TO BE THE SOURCE OF ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT MODE SELECTOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 34-25-01. COMPLIED WITH HIGH POWER ENG RUNS. NO DEFECTS NOTED & NO CAS MESSAGES NOTED.

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