Service difficulty report · None · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
March 7, 2023
Submitted
March 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N398QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500371
Aircraft time
5,318 hours, 4,131 cycles
Part
None
Part number
P17000004
Part serial
17000000400167
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL410, PASSENGERS NOTICED A BURNT SMELL IN THE BACK. THE SMELL DISSIPATED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, AND NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE PASSENGER SAID THE WI-FI WAS INOP. I CYCLED THE IFE SWITCH TWICE AND THE WI-FI NEVER CAME BACK. REMOVED UCS 5000 AND INSPECTED, NOTED ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM LOWER LNBD SECTION OF THE UNIT. NOTED BLACK GOOEY SUBSTANCE COMING FROM ELECTRICAL COMPONENT INSIDE UCS 5000 VISIBLE FROM THE LOWER VENT HOLES. MCC REQUESTED TO RUN AIRCRAFT & RAN VCS TO VERIFY NO SMELL COMING FROM GASPERS WITH VCS RUNNING. RAN LH AND RH ENGINES, ENGAGED VCS. RAN VCS SYSTEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED AFT LAV CLOSEOUT PANELS.

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