# SDR 2020F00358

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 9, 2020
- Submitted: August 11, 2020
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N651MK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651MK), registered now
- Make and model: Rkwell NA26565
- Aircraft serial: 46573
- Aircraft time: 12,100 hours, 8,255 cycles
- System (JASC): [2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2497)
- Part: Ground Wire
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Cabin
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2020F00358

## Discrepancy

LIGHT SMOKE IN THE BACK OF PASSENGERS CABIN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED.  INVESTIGATING AFTER LANDING FOUND FAULTY GROUND CONNECTOR GENERATING EXCESSIVE HEAT. REPLACED WIRING.

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