Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 14, 2022
Submitted
July 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0094
Aircraft time
4,994 hours, 3,291 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
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

AC GENERATION AND CONTROL: DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 3000 FEET WE HAD A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR PERMEATE THE AIRPLANE. THE PASSENGERS NOTICED THE SMELL AS WELL. WE LEVELED OFF AT 6000 FEET AND ASKED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. PRIOR TO THIS DURING TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF WE GOT A "DATA BUS FAIL" AMBER CAS. THE CAS CLEARED ITSELF WHILE WE WERE GETTING READY TO RUN THE QRH. WE LANDED OVERWEIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 28,350 POUNDS. // SIGNOFF // INSPECTED NOSE AVIONICS BAY ON BOTH SIDES FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGED WIRES, LRU'S, OR SMELL OF AN ELECTRONIC ODOR. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPENED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND DID NOT FIND ANY SMELL OF AN ELECTRONIC ODOR. INSPECTED THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGED WIRES, LRU'S, OR SMELL OF AN ELECTRONIC ODOR. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. WALKED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CABIN AND DID NOT FIND ANY SMELL OF AN ELECTRONIC ODOR. INSPECTED ALL OF THE CABIN I PADS. INSPECTED BOTH BATTERY COMPARTMENTS FOR ANY DAMAGED WIRES, OR ELECTRONIC ODOR. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. CONNECTED BATTERIES, AND STARTED APU. TURNED ON BLEED AIR, AND MAX COOL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, WE, DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ABNORMAL CAS MESSAGES, OR ANY CAS MESSAGES FOR DATA BUS FAIL. TURNED ON COFFEE MAKER. NO SMELL WAS NOTED DURING APU RUN. OPENED LOWER ENGINE COWLINGS, INSPECTED ALL VISIBLE WIRING, STARTER GENERATOR, STARTER GENERATOR WIRING AND CONNECTIONS, ALTENATOR, AND ALIENATOR WIRING AND CONNECTIONS, AND DID NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE OR ANY ELECTRONIC SMELLS. SENT IN AN ARES DOWNLOAD TO TEXTRON TEAM680 FOR REVIEW. WAITING FOR RESPONSE PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ON AND NO SMELL WAS NOTICED PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AT HIGH POWER WITH ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ON AND ALL ANTI ICE SYSTEMS ENGAGED WITH NO SMELL NOTICED. MCC HAS REQUESTED US TO BORESCOPE THE APU. WORK DONE IAW CESSNA 680A AMM TASKS 71-00-05, 30-00-00, 24-20-00, 25-00-00 AND 33-00-00

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