Service difficulty report · Switch · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
September 25, 2000
Submitted
October 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148MC
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
428
Part
Switch
Part number
810UND1S1BA0A
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3,874 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON FINAL APPROACH AN ELECTRICAL SMELL OCCURRED, THEN VISIBLE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM PILOT''S SIDE PANEL NEAR OXYGEN MASK BOX. DURING GROUND INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE FLOOR HEAT SWITCH WAS BADLY BURNED. ALSO 10-AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER (PN 2TC2-10) DID NOT OPEN. (X)