Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm G280

Difficulty date
May 23, 2023
Submitted
May 23, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1580
Make and model
Gulstm G280
Aircraft serial
2019
Aircraft time
2,960 hours, 1,717 cycles
Engine
Hnywl AS90721G
Engine time
2,960 hours, 1,733 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED ACRID SMELL IDENTIFIED DURING THE FLIGHT. ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MX AND CREW MEMBERS IDENTIFIED A BURNING / BURNING RUBBER SMELL. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED DURING CLIMB ROUGHLY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT. ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH MX MANAGER IDENTIFIED A SIMILAR SMELL HAD BEEN NOTED BY THE CREW DURING THE PREVIOUS LEG. IN BOTH EVENTS DISCUSSIONS WITH MX AND CREW TOOK PLACE DURING FLIGHT. CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS REDUCED ON THE 1ST LEG AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED WITHIN 3 MINUTES. ON THE SECOND LEG THE CREW CONTACTED MX AND WAS ADVISED TO SELECT WINDSHIELD HEAT OFF AND SMELL DISSIPATED AS WELL. A/C WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND COCKPIT WINDOWS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS WERE INSPECTED. WINDOW HEAT ELEMENT / SENSOR RESISTANCE WAS CHECKED. FOUND A BURNED MOTH NEAR THE PILOT FRONT WINDSHIELD TERMINAL BOARD. ENGINE / APU RUNS WERE PERFORMED ALONG WITH FUNCTIONAL TESTS OF WINDSHIELD HEAT AND BLEED SYSTEMS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH GULFSTREAM. NO DISCREPANCIES OR ADDITIONAL ODORS NOTED PRIOR TO RTS. TWO EVALUATION FLIGHTS PERFORMED AFTER RTS WITH NO FURTHER ODORS NOTED. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THROUGH CASS.