Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech 99

Difficulty date
October 10, 2007
Submitted
October 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U38
Aircraft time
35,070 hours, 49,336 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
40009465201
Part serial
6178
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT 1058 (MHT-MPV) EN ROUTE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNING WIRES IN COCKPIT BETWEEN LEB VOR AND MPV VOR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO MPV AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION REVEALED SMOKE COMING FOR WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR. THE RADAR INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 34-4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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