What was found
PANEL ON SWITCH PANEL LIGHTING SHORTED WHICH MADE THE INVERTER EMITTED SMOKE INTO THE COCKPIT. BOTH PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS FROM MFG.
- Difficulty date
- August 27, 2002
- Submitted
- September 16, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N68BB
- Make and model
- Beech 58P
- Aircraft serial
- TJ317
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3110 · Instrument Panel
- Part
- Panel
- Part number
- 10238400415
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 3,649 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.