Service difficulty report · Terminal · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
June 25, 2012
Submitted
June 25, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N286DS
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40286
Aircraft time
11,115 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Part
Terminal
Condition
Shorted
Location
Battery Pack
Part time
1,112 hours, 1,112 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NOTICED STRONG SMOKE JODOR IN COCKPIT. TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND LANDED. EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE ESSENTIAL BUSS EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK UNDER CO PILOT PANEL WAS BURNED. FOUND A VERY SMALL SCREW HAD FALLEN FROM SOMEWHERE IN PANEL AND LANDED ON THE CONNECTOR TERMINAL TO THE PACK, SHORTING OUT THE BATTERY PACK. COULD NOT FIND ANY MISSING SCREWS BEHIND PANEL. NOT SURE WHERE THIS CAME FROM.

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