Service difficulty report · Unknown · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
January 6, 2026
Submitted
January 9, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N879QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000136
Aircraft time
688 hours, 439 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

AFTER APU START WE SMELLED OIL AND SAW SLIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN. AFTER MOTORING ENGINE BEFORE START, SMOKE REAPPEARED A LITTLE MORE DENSE WITH SMELL AGAIN. MCC ELECTED TO PERFORM FINAL RUN WITH SITE REP PERFORMED 3 MIN APU RUN AND 3 MIN EACH IDEL ENGINE RUNS WITH SITE REP PRESENT. SITE REP CONFIRMED AT THE END OF RUN THERE WERE NO DEFECTS OR ODORS TO REPORT. CHECKS SATISFACTORY IN REF TO NJA CESSNA 700 ENGINE RUN AND TAXI CHECKLIST.