Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 6, 2016
Submitted
June 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605689
Aircraft time
7,822 hours, 6,060 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Fumes
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL FUMES DETECTED IN FLIGHT. MOST PRONOUNCED FROM LT SUPPLY COCKPIT ARM REST HOLES BY WINDOW, OVERHEAD VENTS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE FUEL ODOR. UNABLE TO DETECT FUMES IN CABIN, ONLY COCKPIT. INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES AND THE APU FOR FUEL AND OIL LEAKS. CHECKED BLEED AIR LINES FOR EVIDENCE OF FUEL OR OIL, NO FUEL OR OIL WAS DETECTED. RAN ENGINES AND THE APU A COUPLE OF CYCLES ALLOWING ENGINE AND APU TO GET HEATED UP, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL OR OIL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT OR CABIN. WORK DONE IAW MM CHAP 71-00-00 AND 49-00-00.

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