Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
May 31, 2024
Submitted
June 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N738QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20686
Aircraft time
7,788 hours, 4,523 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN BLEEDS ARE SWITCHED FROM APU TO ENGINES AFTER TAKEOFF THERE IS AN ODOR FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES FROM THE AIR VENTS PAX SAID IT WAS A SMOKY TYPE ODOR CAN BE SMELLED ON CABIN AND COCKPIT. RAN ENGINES BEFORE AND AFTER INSPECTIONS, APU START UP AND RUN WAS NORMAL, MAIN ENGINE STARTUP AND RUNS NORMAL, AND NO SMELL NOTED REGARDLESS OF BLEED SOURCE. REMOVED RAM AIR LOWER DUCT, CLEANED BUGS FROM ON THE PRE COOLER AND REINSTALLED EXISTING RAM AIR LOWER DUCT IAW AMM 21-53-17-400-801. SQK 58 BOROSCOPED APU COMPRESSOR INLET AND BREATHER TUBE ON APU AND REMOVED CICADA FOD FROM COMPRESSOR SCREEN AND INLET PLENUM. BREATHER TUBE WAS FREE OF CICADAS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.