What was found
SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. FOUND TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- August 27, 2009
- Submitted
- February 12, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N691YW
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40690
- Aircraft time
- 1,090 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360M1A
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Suppressor
- Part number
- 70475K36
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 313 hours
- 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.