Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
March 24, 2016
Submitted
March 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600629
Aircraft time
9,765 hours, 7,751 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

AT FL400 WE TURNED THE DEFOG FAN ON & SMELLED AN ELEC OR PLASTIC BURNING SMELL. WE TURNED THE DEFOG FAN OFF IMMEDIATELY & THE SMELL DISSIPATED. REMOVED FLOOR PANELS & INSPECTED DEFOG BLOWER & ALL ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK IAW AMM 21-21-01, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED TEST OF CABIN ENVIRONMENTAL SYS WITH ENGS RUNNING GREATER THAN 75% N2 FOR 30 MINUTES IAW AMM 21-00-00. DURING THIS TIME WE SWITCHED BETWEEN NORMAL, LT & RT. WE SELECTED ALL TEMP RANGES IN BOTH AUTO & MANUAL MODES. DURING THIS TIME WE ALSO CONTINUOUSLY SWITCHED THE DEFOG FAN BETWEEN HI, LO & OFF, NEVER DURING THESE RUNS DID WE NOTICE ANY BURNING PLASTIC OR ELEC ODOR. REMOVED PN 5703-4 & SN 1518. INSTALLED NEW COCKPIT DEFOGGER FAN PN 9918002-1, BC64A-2, SN 399 IAW AMM 21-21-01. ALL CHECKED GOOD.