N131QS

Part: LINE — DISCONNECTED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 3,262 hrs · 3,034 cycles

APPROX TWO HOURS AFTER FUELING AND 1.5 HOURS OF CLOSED CABIN, FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED ENTERING CABIN. INSPECTING LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT REVEALED EVEN STRONGER ODOR, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF INSPECTION PANELS. GAINED ACCESS TO AFT FUSELAGE FUEL TANK. INSPECTED AFT BAGGAGE AREA FOR FUEL LEAKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED LOWER COWLING FROM RT ENGINE AND INSTALLED DEFUEL HOSE. TRANSFERRED FUEL FROM BOTH WINGS TO FUSELAGE TANK. LET ACFT SET OVERNIGHT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. TRANSFERRED FUEL BACK TO WINGS IAW MM 28-41-00. CONNECTED FUEL LINE ON RT ENGINE AND LEAK CHECKED. NO LEAKS NOTED.

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 3,262 hrs · 3,034 cycles

APPROX 2 HOURS AFTER FUELING AND 1.5 HRS OF CLOSED CABIN, FUEL SMELL WAS NOTICED ENTERING CABIN. INSPECTING LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT REVEALED EVEN STRONGER SMELL, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF INSPECTION PANELS. INSPECTED AFT BAGGAGE AREA FOR FUEL LEAKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED LOWER COWLING FROM RT ENGINE AND INSTALLED DEFUEL HOSE. TRANSFERRED FUEL FROM BOTH WINGS TO FUSELAGE TANK. LET ACFT SIT OVERNIGHT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. TRANSFERRED FUEL BACK TO WINGS IAW MM 28-41-00. RECONNECTED FUEL LINE ON RT ENGINE AND LEAK CHECKED. NO LEAKS NOTED. REINSTALLED ITEMS, REMOVED FOR INSPECTION OF BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.

Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 3,013 hrs · 2,793 cycles

ON APPROACH, EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE RED LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE, ACCOMPANIED WITH THE AURAL GEAR-WARNING HORN AFTER SELECTING FLAPS FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES. AFTER ABORTING THE APPROACH TO COMPLETE RELEVANT CHECKLIST, RETRACTED THE FLAPS, WHICH SILENCED HORN, BUT THE RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLIUMINATED IN THE GEAR HANDLE. ON 2ND APPROACH, THE WARNING HORN SOUNDED ONCE AGAIN WHEN FLAPS 20 TO 30, AND REMAINED ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES EVEN AFTER THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AFTER LANDING.

Part: BRAKE ASSY — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 2,592 hrs · 2,423 cycles

LT BRAKE PEDAL ON COPILOTS SIDE BLEEDS OFF PRESSURE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE THE RT PEDAL REMAINED SOLID WITH BRAKE PRESSURE. KEPT HAVING TO PUMP THE LT BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO BUILD UP PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL, BUT THIS ONLY LASTED MOMENTARILY AND THE PRESSURE WOULD ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BLEED OFF WHEN BRAKING WAS APPLIED AGAIN. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED BRAKES, BOTH STATICALLY AND WITH ENGINES RUNNING. COULD NOT DUPLICATE LT BRAKE PEDAL BLEED OFF. PERFORMED BRAKE BLEEDING PROCEDURE IAW MM 32-40. OPS CHECKED BY TAXIING ACFT AND FOUND NORMAL. PERFORMED LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 1,796 hrs · 1,677 cycles

ON DESCENT THE RUDDER BOOST FAILED. AUTO PILOT DISCONNECTED & COPILOTS FD FAILED.

Part: CIRCUIT CARD — FAULTY (FLT CONTROL COMP) · airframe 1,796 hrs · 1,677 cycles

ON DESCENT INTO PDK THE RUDDER BOOST FAILED. AUTO PILOT DISCONNECTED AND COPILOTS FD FAILED. COMPLETED RUDDER BOOST FAIL CHECK LIST WITH NO CHANGE. TROUBLESHOT SYS, FOUND NR 2 FCC CARD FAULTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 FCC CARD WITH CUSTOMER SUPPLIED OVERHAULED PART. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW MM, SECTION 5. REF FTN 103271260 DATED NOV 10 2008.

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 1,647 hrs · 1,514 cycles

RT BOOST PUMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE ACFT WAS IN CRUISE AT FL 350. CREW DID NOT NOTICE IF RT FUEL LOW PRESS FAILURE LIGHT ON ANNUNICATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY OR NOT. PERFORMED CHECKLIST FOR JET PUMP FAILURE. INSTALLED A NEW LOW FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 28-21-00-201.

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (LAVATORY) · airframe 1,565 hrs · 1,430 cycles

ELECTRICAL ODOR IN LAVATORY. REMOVED ALL PANELS IN LAV AREA. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR. INSPECTED ALL WIRES, PC BOARDS TERMINALS ETC. FOR SIGNS OF DAMAGE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUPPLIED GROUND POWER TO AIRCRAFT THROUGHOUT ENTIRE INSPECTION PROCESS. SUPPLIED GROUND POWER FOR ONE HOUR ETC. NO DISCREPANCIES.

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (LT OIL TEMP) · airframe 1,531 hrs · 1,403 cycles

ON TAKEOFF LT OIL TEMP WENT TO 0, ABORTED TAKEOFF. SWAPPED GAUGES FROM RT TO LT, STARTED ENGINES, DID FIND OIL TEMP NEEDLE DID NOT RISE TAPPED ON GAUGE AND IT CAME UP. SWAPPED GAUGES TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION, RAN ENGINES AGAIN PROBLEM STILL FOLLOWED. REPLACED LT OIL TEMP PRESSURE GAUGE WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT IAW MM CHAP 31-10-00.

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (TE FLAPS) · airframe 1,528 hrs · 1,401 cycles

INITIAL SELECTION OF FLAPS 10DEG AT 200KIAS FLAP ASYM CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. TROUBLESHOT, ADJUSTED LT AND RT FLAP FOLLOW UP SWITCHES, AND LT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER, ALSO ADJUSTED RT FLAP FOLLOW UP SWITCH LINK AREA AND CHECKED FLAP TRAVEL ANGLES. ALL CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. NO ASSYM LIGHT ILLUMINATION AT THIS TIME. IAW MM 27-20 AND 27-50-00.

Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (MLG INDICATOR) · airframe 1,336 hrs · 1,210 cycles

ON APPROACH TO FTY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. WE RECYCLED THE GEAR TWO TIMES, AND ALSO VERIFIED THE LIGHT BULB WORKED WITH THE IND LIGHTS TEST. WE ALSO USED THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND THE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMIATE. TROUBLE SHOT AND FOUND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH JAMB NUTS LOOSE. RE-RIGGED SWITCH, TIGHTENED AND SAFETIED JAMB PERFORMED IAW HAWKER 400 AP AMM CHAP 32-10-00.

Part: LANDING GEAR — INOPERATIVE (RIGHT) · airframe 1,064 hrs · 945 cycles

COULD NOT GET RT MAIN GEAR LIGHT USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND RT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO BE SHORTED AND NOT REPORTING POSITION. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW SWITCH IAW HAWKER 400XP MM 32-60-00. OPS CHECK OF SYSTEM SHOWS NORMAL OPERATION OF GEAR AND EMER DOOR CLOSE HANDLE. ALL WORK IAW HAWKER MM 400XP 32-60 AND 32-10.

Part: SPEED BRAKE — SLOW (RIGHT) · airframe 1,033 hrs · 927 cycles

ON APPROACH HAD A UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE RT WITH SPEED BRAKES EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROACH SPEED. CHECKED LEFT AND RIGHT SPOILER CABLE TENSIONS FOUND NORMAL AT 82 FOUND IAW HAWKER 400XP M.M. CH 27-60-00 CHART 201. FOUND LEFT SIDE SPEEDBRAKE EXTENDING SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN RIGHT. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED FRICTION POINTS IN SPOILER MIXER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD ON GROUND. PERFORMED IAW 400XP MM CH 27-60-00 PG 203

Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAULTY (NLG) · airframe 686 hrs · 617 cycles

ON GEAR EXTENSION HAD INDICATION OF LT AND RT MAINS ONLY NO NOSE INDICATION. PERFORMED THE LANDING GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED CHECKLIST AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR AGAIN. LANDED NORMALLY. NOSE GEAR INDICATED GREEN AFTER LANDING. REPLACED NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH WITH NEW CUSTOMER SUPPLIED SWITCH. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES AND TEST. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD. ALL WORK IAW M/M 32-60-00 AND WIRING M/M 32-61-01.