SDR 2007F00047

Service difficulty report · Wire · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
August 16, 2007
Submitted
August 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N55FN
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
202
Aircraft time
11,093 hours, 9,338 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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 DESCENT INTO HLN, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY AN AUG/AIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ON THE GLARESHIELD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. TWO COCKPIT CREW AND TWO MEDICAL TECHNICIANS WERE ONBOARD. IT WAS FOUND THAT A BURNED OUT WIRE BEHIND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ON THE F/O SIDE WAS RESPONSIBLE. REPAIRS WERE MADE IAW COMPANY PROCEDURES AND THE A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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