Service difficulty report · Vibrator · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
July 23, 2004
Submitted
September 27, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N88CS
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC723
Engine
Cont IO470L
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF2
Part
Vibrator
Part number
10357487242
Condition
Burned
Location
Magneto
Part time
4,704 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JUST AFTER DEPARTURE A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A STANDARD FLIGHT PATTERN BACK TO RUNWAY WAS EXPEDITED. LATER FINDING THE IGN VIBRATOR HAD STARTED A FIRE IN THE FRONT PILOTS LOWER FIREWALL PANEL. A GEAR UP LANDING BECAME THE RESULT OF THE ELECTRICAL BURN UP. THE FINAL PART OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS AN EMERGENCY. (WP11200403343)

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