What happened
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Upon visual approach to opa-Locka executive airport (opf), descending from 2000 feet, the cabin lost pressurization. The green nose wheel steering annunciator illuminated without the nose wheel steering button being selected. The pilots checked the circuit breakers on the leftside cockpit circuit breaker panel. All were normal (except the cabin pressurization circuit breaker which had already popped) when suddenly the nav light circuit breaker popped with several other circuit breakers popping in succession. The leftside cockpit circuit breaker panel started emanating smoke followed by a glow of yellow flame which could be seen behind the leftside cockpit circuit breaker panel. Aircraft declared an emergency and was cleared to land on runway 27R. The aircraft landed safely. Two passengers were evacuated safely from aircraft. According to the director of operations, privacy data omitted, Bombardier is working with this operator to determine the root cause of the fire. privacy data omitted Stated that due to the close proximity of the wiring bundle to the aircraft skin that he believes that Bombardier will release a service bulletin because of this incident. 09-16-10-ON September 16, 2010, inspectors from the soflfsdo-19 performed an on-site visit at turnberry aviation hangar number 3, where the aircraft is currently housed. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the following:1- left side circuit breaker panel, part number T3508819-266-1, serial number 97726 showed evidence of burned wires. We could not inspect this panel because it was secured in a locked cage.2- preliminary investigation by Bombardier revealed that the left main ac circuit breaker shorted to the wiring bundle that runs from the circuit breaker panel to the avionics equipment in the nose of the aircraft.3- the fire also started to overheat the passenger oxygen (O2) shut-off valve, O2 on/off valves and O2 pressure gauge lines.4- a total of 14 circuit breakers were found popped on this panel.5- the generator control panel, part number 6608205-1, serial number X386 did not function correctly. This control panel should have prevented this circuit breaker panel from overheating. The panel was taken by Bombardier for special evaluation. 6- repair work is being accomplished under Bombardier work order number 149846.7- service difficulty report number EZKA2010F00193 was submitted through the FAA SDR data base by this operator.
As the FAA filed it
UPON VISUAL APPROACH TO OPA-LOCKA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (OPF), DESCENDING FROM 2000 FEET, THE CABIN LOST PRESSURIZATION. THE GREEN NOSE WHEEL STEERING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING BUTTON BEING SELECTED. THE PILOTS CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS ON THE LEFTSIDE COCKPIT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. ALL WERE NORMAL (EXCEPT THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH HAD ALREADY POPPED) WHEN SUDDENLY THE NAV LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WITH SEVERAL OTHER CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPING IN SUCCESSION.THE LEFTSIDE COCKPIT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL STARTED EMANATING SMOKE FOLLOWED BY A GLOW OF YELLOW FLAME WHICH COULD BE SEEN BEHIND THE LEFTSIDE COCKPIT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL.AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27R. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. TWO PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED SAFELY FROM AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BOMBARDIER IS WORKING WITH THIS OPERATOR TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FIRE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE WIRING BUNDLE TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN THAT HE BELIEVES THAT BOMBARDIER WILL RELEASE A SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. 09-16-10-ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010, INSPECTORS FROM THE SOFLFSDO-19 PERFORMED AN ON-SITE VISIT AT TURNBERRY AVIATION HANGAR NUMBER 3, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY HOUSED.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:1- LEFT SIDE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, PART NUMBER T3508819-266-1, SERIAL NUMBER 97726 SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BURNED WIRES. WE COULD NOT INSPECT THIS PANEL BECAUSE IT WAS SECURED IN A LOCKED CAGE.2- PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BY BOMBARDIER REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN AC CIRCUIT BREAKER SHORTED TO THE WIRING BUNDLE THAT RUNS FROM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL TO THE AVIONICS EQUIPMENT IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.3- THE FIRE ALSO STARTED TO OVERHEAT THE PASSENGER OXYGEN (O2) SHUT-OFF VALVE, O2 ON/OFF VALVES AND O2 PRESSURE GAUGE LINES.4- A TOTAL OF 14 CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE FOUND POPPED ON THIS PANEL.5- THE GENERATOR CONTROL PANEL, PART NUMBER 6608205-1, SERIAL NUMBER X386 DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THIS CONTROL PANEL SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL FROM OVERHEATING. THE PANEL WAS TAKEN BY BOMBARDIER FOR SPECIAL EVALUATION. 6- REPAIR WORK IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED UNDER BOMBARDIER WORK ORDER NUMBER 149846.7- SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT NUMBER EZKA2010F00193 WAS SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FAA SDR DATA BASE BY THIS OPERATOR.
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