Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 6, 2017
Submitted
April 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800010
Aircraft time
10,016 hours, 6,733 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

10 MINUTES AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, AN OILY SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CABIN WAS VERY SMOKEY. DURING DIVERSION THE SMOKE CLEARED AND CAME BACK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE LANDING. INSPECTED ACM DUCTS FOUND NO OIL RESIDUE. RAN ENGINES WITH ECS ON AND OBSERVED NO FOUL ODORS RELATED TO OILY SMOKE. COMPILED WITH NJA ECS DUCT BURN OUT PROCEDURE.