What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot declared emergency into Jacksonville Illinois (ijx) airport for fear of possible fire.
Prior to the declaration of emergency the pilot notice the navcom became to hot to touch. While trying to troubleshoot in flight the pilot shut off the electrical power. After turning the electrical power back on, he noticed the voltage meter peg out to the maximum posistion.
The pilot beleived the cause for the intense heat was due to the voltage regulator over charging the system and possibly causing a fire onnboard. Weighing on the side of safety the pilot declared the emergency and landed at Jacksonville airport (ijx).
The aircraft agent privacy data omitted contacted the FAA to request a ferry permit to fly the aircraft back to their home base, it was granted with the limitations of gear down and locked and avionics off!
After arriving back to the home base the aircraft was troubleshot, for the cause of extreme heat from the navcom system. The aircraft was flown for 2 hours and during that time they took temperature measurments of the avionic system, finding the temperature never increased more than 100 degrees.
In the opinion of the mechanic, there was no issue with the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY INTO JACKSONVILLE ILLINOIS (IJX) AIRPORT FOR FEAR OF POSSIBLE FIRE.
PRIOR TO THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY THE PILOT NOTICE THE NAVCOM BECAME TO HOT TO TOUCH. WHILE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT IN FLIGHT THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER. AFTER TURNING THE ELECTRICAL POWER BACK ON, HE NOTICED THE VOLTAGE METER PEG OUT TO THE MAXIMUM POSISTION.
THE PILOT BELEIVED THE CAUSE FOR THE INTENSE HEAT WAS DUE TO THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR OVER CHARGING THE SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE ONNBOARD. WEIGHING ON THE SIDE OF SAFETY THE PILOT DECLARED THE EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT (IJX).
THE AIRCRAFT AGENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THE FAA TO REQUEST A FERRY PERMIT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THEIR HOME BASE, IT WAS GRANTED WITH THE LIMITATIONS OF GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND AVIONICS OFF!
AFTER ARRIVING BACK TO THE HOME BASE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TROUBLESHOT, FOR THE CAUSE OF EXTREME HEAT FROM THE NAVCOM SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR 2 HOURS AND DURING THAT TIME THEY TOOK TEMPERATURE MEASURMENTS OF THE AVIONIC SYSTEM, FINDING THE TEMPERATURE NEVER INCREASED MORE THAN 100 DEGREES.
IN THE OPINION OF THE MECHANIC, THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
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