Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cvac 580

Difficulty date
March 28, 2007
Submitted
April 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582
Make and model
Cvac 580
Aircraft serial
475
Aircraft time
53,981 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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 ENGINE START, THE CREW OBSERVED AND SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT THE SMOKE HAD AN OILY ODOR. MAINTENACE REMOVED ALL ENGINE DRIVEN COMPRESSOR (EDC) DUCTING AND INSPECTED FOR OIL, NONE WAS FOUND. THE EDC OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND WAS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINE AND OPERATED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HOT AND COLD A NUMBER OF TIMES. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.