Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 14, 2025
Submitted
December 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0425
Aircraft time
806 hours, 559 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING PREFLIGHT IN THE AE BAY NOTICE A BURNT ELECT ODOR IN AFT COMPARTMENT. ODOR IS CONSISTENT WITH A BURNING PLASTIC OR WIRE ODOR. UNABLE TO VERIFY. PERFORMED ODOR CHECK AROUND ALL ACFT BAY, FWD & AFT AVIONICS BAY & BEHIND THE SCREENS. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP FOR BURN WIRES & CHKD ALL GROUND TERMINALS ON FWD & AFT ELECT BAY. FOUND NO DAMAGE OR BURN ODOR. CHECKED ALL CB FOR TRIP OR DAMAGE FROM BURN CONNECTIONS, NO FINDINGS. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF ALL ACFT INTERIOR SYS & CHK FOR TRIP CB, CHKD COFFEE MAKER, CHECKED ALL OUTLETS & SCREENS, CHECKED TOILET & INTERIOR LIGHTSL, NO DEFECTS. CHKD EXTERIOR LIGHTS & EMERG LIGHTS FOR DAMAGE OR BURN ELECT ODOR, NO FINDINGS. CHKD & RAN HYD PUMP & ALL ELECT MOTORS ON FLAPS & STAB ACTUATORS, CHECK FOR TRIP CB OR BURN ELECT ODOR, NO FINDINGS. OPS TEST OF ALL ACFT SYS FOR MORE THAN 4 HRS CONSECUTIVE WITH NO ELECTRICAL BURN ODOR FOUND IN CABIN OR ACFT BAYS. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP & OPS TEST OF ELECT COOLING FANS BEHIND SCREENS & CHKD NO FINDINGS. ALL WORK IAW AMM 21-10-00, 21-25-00, 24-30-01, 33-10-00, 33-40-00, 33-40-45, 33-50-00, 29-20-00.

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