Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 16, 2016
Submitted
December 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605773
Aircraft time
7,617 hours, 5,872 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER TAXI-OUT, A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SMOKE WAS OBSERVED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE APPEARED TO ORIGINATE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT.. FLIGHT CREW IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTED SIDE CONSOLE PANELS, BEHIND LEFT CB PANEL, CENTER PEDESTAL, PCB BOXES, MFD AND PFD'S, NO FAULTS NOTED. POWERED AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED AVIONICS CHECKS. STARTED APU AND RAN ENGINES, NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ODOR. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AVIONICS COOLING FANS, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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