Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
March 22, 2026
Submitted
March 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0046
Aircraft time
9,554 hours, 6,331 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
741454175
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING DEPARTURE CLIMBOUT WITH APU OFF CREW DETECTED AN EXHAUST/OILY SMELL WITH NO SMOKE INDICATED IN THE AIRCRAFT. ON POST FLIGHT WITH APU RUNNING, ODOR PERSISTS. ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE ODOR USING APU, LT ENG, & RT ENG. ODOR COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. BORESCOPE OF THE APU INLET COMPRESSOR. NO FINDINGS. MCC HAS ELECTED TO REPLACE ACM MUFFLER & CONDENSER OUTLET DUCT. TECHS REMOVED SUSPECT ACM MUFFLER AND ACM CONDENSER OUTLET DUCT AND INSTALLED RECEIVED CUSTOMER PROVIDED K-BALL UNITS. PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. TECHS ALSO VERIFIED NO ABNORMAL SMELLS IN THE COCKPIT OR CABIN. ALL WORK IS DONE WITH REFERENCE TO AMM 21-50-65 AND 21-50-77.

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