Service difficulty report · Vent · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 7, 2016
Submitted
January 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605204
Aircraft time
12,382 hours, 9,852 cycles
Part
Vent
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING POST FLIGHT, ALL EXTERNAL LIGHTS WERE SHUT DOWN WHILE WALKING AROUND THE ACFT DOING THE LIGHT CHECK. WHEN WALKING INTO THE AIRPLANE, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE ELEC BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN WITH THE BURNING SMELL GETTING WORSE TOWARDS THE COCKPIT. AN EMER SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETED, SMELL DISSIPATED. NO SMOKE WAS EVER SEEN. POWERED ACFT AVIONICS, INTERIOR LIGHTING AND TURNED HEAT ON. MONITORED SYSTEMS AND INVESTIGATED FOR ODORS FOR 1.5 HRS, THEN NOTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE AREA OF THE FWD CLOSET. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND AIR SHOW UNIT HOT TO TOUCH AND PRODUCING A HOT ELECTRICAL SMELL. FOUND COOLING DUCT GRATE FOR AIR SHOW TO BE BLOCKED/COVERED BY A TRASH BAG AND PLASTIC BINDER IN CLOSET. REMOVED OBSTRUCTIONS FROM COOLING GRATE AND MONITORED SYSTEM FOR ANOTHER 1.5 HRS. SMELL DISSIPATED AND WAS NO LONGER PRESENT AFTER CLEARING COOLING GRATE. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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