Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 2, 2019
Submitted
July 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605657
Aircraft time
10,972 hours, 8,475 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
E&E Bay
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

CORRECTION/// CLIMBING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 210 OFF OF ASE I STARTED TO SMELL AN ODOR. WE HAD ENTERED PRECIPITATION AND I HAD ALSO TURNED ON THE ANT-ICE AND RADAR. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE ODOR GOT VERY STRONG. I OPENED THE WEMAC?S TO TRY AND DETERMINE IF THAT WAS THE SOURCE. IT WAS NOT. I DETERMINED THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE PANEL. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL OR EMERGENCY ANNICATORS AND ENGINE PARAMETERS WHERE NORMAL. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE. THE APU WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED. WE DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO RIL. AFTER LANDING AT RIL THE CREW WITH THE AIRPORT RF (ARF) CHIEF OPENED THE RIGHT SIDE AVIONICS BAY DOOR AND DETECTED A VERY STRONG ACIDIC ELECTRICAL SMELL.

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