Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 5, 2025
Submitted
January 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605697
Aircraft time
15,638 hours, 12,129 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING THE LAST FLIGHT BOTH PILOTS SMELLED AN ORDER LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN DIESEL AND STANDING BEHIND AN AIRCRAFT WITH AN ENGINE RUNNING UP AT ALTITUDE. SMELL HIT STRONG 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST HOUR OF A 2:12 FLIGHT, BOTH SIDES. ON THE LEFT SIDE THE SMELL DISAPPEARED FOR THE LAST HOUR OF THE FLIGHT, AND AIR SEEM TO GET FRESHER DESCENDING THRU 10,000 FEET. RIGHT SIDE THE SMELL LINGERED AND SEEM TO BE COMING OUT IF THE 19 WEEP HOLES BETWEEN THE CB PANEL AND RIGHT WINDOW. AIR CLEARED AROUND 4,000 FEET IN THE DESCENT FOR THE RIGHT SIDE. PASSENGERS DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A SMELL. PERFORMED ECU OPS TEST WITH NO DEFECTS/UNUSUAL ODORS NOTED. IAW CE-560XL MM 12-20-21 & 21-51-00.

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