Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
October 15, 2025
Submitted
October 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N386QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500309
Aircraft time
9,072 hours, 7,085 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
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

JUST PRIOR TO DECENT & THEN DURING DESCENT, A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL METALLIC ODOR WAS PRESENT IN COCKPIT. COULD NOT TELL WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR ANY OTHER INDICATIONS, EXCEPT FOR THE SMELL, WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE VCS VENT. AUTO PILOT STAYED ON & MY FO NOTICED SLIGHT RUDDER INPUTS AS IF THE SERVO OR YAW DAMPER CONSTANTLY CORRECTING ITSELF. CHECKED ALL OTHER SYSTEM PAGES AND ALL APPEARED NORMAL. SMELL DISSIPATED DURING APPROACH BELOW 10,000'. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WHERE RUN FOR 45 MIN ACTIVATING ALL ACTT SYSTEMS WITH BOTH FULL HOT AND COLD TEMP SETTINGS. NO SUCH SMELL DETECTED. PERFORMED P300 FIM TASK 21·20-00-810-801-801-A NO BURNING SMELL OBSERVED FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

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