Service difficulty report · Connector · Piper PA42

Difficulty date
December 16, 1999
Submitted
May 23, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N811DA
Make and model
Piper PA42
Aircraft serial
428001029
Part
Connector
Part number
2063691
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 57.0
Part time
5,755 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED SMOKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND THEN NUMEROUS CIRCUIT BREAKERS STARTED TRIPPING. AFTER AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING, THE BATTERY POWER COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD FEED THROUGH LABELED 'E433' WAS FOUND OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED. FWD PLUG COULD NOT BE REMOVED NORMALLY. HAD TO BE DAMAGED TO BE DISCONNECTED. AFTER PLUG DISCONNECTED, IT WAS FOUND BURNT THROUGH TO AFT SIDE CONNECTOR. LANDINGS: 5,823. (X)

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