Service difficulty report · Unknown · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 15, 2011
Submitted
January 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316PM
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
241
Aircraft time
4,938 hours, 4,685 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
4,861 hours, 4,539 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

PILOTS & CREW DETECTED AN UNUSUAL ODOR AFTER TAKEOFF, WHICH AFFECTED THE EYES. CHECKED ALL SYS WITH ACFT PLUGGED IN TO GPU. NO ODOR PRESENT. CHECKED & FOUND NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. CHECKED FOOT WARMER & AUX HEATERS. NO ODOR PRESENT. VISUALLY INSPECTED ECS SYS AND ENG. NO OIL OR FUEL LEAKS FOUND. ALL SYS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY WITH ACFT PLUGGED IN TO GPU FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES. RAN ENGINE ON GROUND RUN WITH ALL SYS ON. NO ODORS PRESENT & ALL SYS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. OPS CHECK FLT PERFORMED. ECS & ALL OTHER SYS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. SUSPECT, DURING CLEANING OF ACFT INTERIOR & EXTERIOR, THAT SOAP ENTERED THE INTAKE FOR THE ENGINE AND MADE IT TO THE P3 AIR SUPPLY FOR THE ECS AND INTO THE CABIN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. OR PRODUCT FROM THE CLEANING THE FLOOR IN THE CABIN ENTERED THE SYS AND SMELLED WHEN THE ECS WAS TURNED ON. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.