Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 22, 2016
Submitted
October 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500290
Aircraft time
7,642 hours, 4,678 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING CRUISE. IT DISAPPEARED QUICKLY. WALKED TO BACK OF CABIN AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO ODOR THERE. UPON PULLING THE THROTTLES BACK FOR DESCENT THE ODOR CAME BACK, MUCH STRONGER. TURNED OFF COCKPIT PAC, ODOR DISSIPATED IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. LEFT PAC OFF FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT, ODOR DID NOT RETURN. SUP: INSPECTED ECU SYSTEM, CHECKED APU INLET FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL, NONE NOTED. CLEANED LT AND RT WATER SEPERATORS, RAN APU & ENGINES WITH PACS SET TO HOT & COLD, NO STRANGE ODORS OR BURNING SMELLS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 21-51-00 & 12-10-01.

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