Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
June 23, 2017
Submitted
June 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600669
Aircraft time
9,120 hours, 7,286 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW DETECTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO SMOKE PRESENT. TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING, FORWARD, AFT AND OVERHEAD FANS. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF ODOR. INSPECTED THE AFT J-BOX, BEHIND LT AND RT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS AND BEHIND MFD FOR SIGNS OF ARCING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN AIR CONDITIONING AND CYCLED FWD, AFT AND OVERHEAD FANS, NO ODORS OR DEFECTS NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT POWER, BLEED SOURCE LEFT, NO ODORS NOTED. BLEED SOURCE RIGHT MINIMAL ODOR DETECTED WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS. CONTINUED TO RUN ON RT BLEED SOURCE UNTIL ODOR WAS NO LONGER DETECTED. RAN ACM AND AC COMPRESSOR WITH ALL FANS ON HIGH DURING ENGINE RUNS WITH NO FAULTS OR ODORS NOTED IAW AMM 21-00-00, 24-50-02, 24-50-03, AND 71-01-05. PERFORMED ROTARY TEST AFTER INSPECTING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.