Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
July 5, 2002
Submitted
July 23, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N43134
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft serial
347450150
Engine
Lyc O320A2B
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Main Power
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO LANDING, PILOT REPORTED ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE NOTED UNDER PANEL BEHIND GLOVE BOX. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE POWER WIRE FROM THE RELAY ON THE FIREWALL WAS BURNED FROM THE RELAY TO THE POINT WHERE IT GOES THROUGH THE FIREWALL.

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