SDR 20032

Service difficulty report · Connector · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
February 28, 2003
Submitted
March 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505FS
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC591B
Aircraft time
29,281 hours, 403,069 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
83205592
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,000 hours, 1,000 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

ON MEDEVAC FLIGHT FROM BET TO ANC AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AFTER WHICH THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A FAINT BURNING ODOR, ELECTRIC OR RUBBER, AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ANC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ALL LIGHTING WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATIVE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING ODOR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED COCKPIT INSTRUMENT AND CB PANEL LIGHTING WIRING AND FOUND A BUTT SPLICE POWERING ONE CB PANEL BACKLIGHTING THAT APPEARED CHARRED. SPLICE WAS REPLACED AND THE PANEL TESTED WITH NO OTHER ANOMALIES FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.