Service difficulty report · Display · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 25, 2016
Submitted
March 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B418
Aircraft time
35,888 hours, 39,610 cycles
Engine
Ge CT7TP*
Part
Display
Part number
6229849012
Part serial
1497
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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

FLT CANCELED DUE TO BOTH BATTERIES ON, ESSENTAIL AVIONICS ON, PLUGGED IN GPU AND SWITCHED TO EXTERNAL POWER. WITHIN 1 MINUTE RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE IN THE FLIGHT DECK. PULLED BREAKER G-18. BOTH BATTERIES ON, ESSENTAIL AVIONICS ON, PLUGGED IN GPU AND SWITCHED TO EXTERNAL POWER, WITHIN 1 MINUTE GOT ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE IN THE FLIGHT DECK. FOUND WATER LEAKING IN THROUGH COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT, HAD TO REMOVE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR BECAUSE IT WAS FULL OF WATER AND DRAIN IT. NO EVIDENCE OF WATER ON ANY COMPONENTS, SUSPECT EXCESS HUMIDITY IN COCKPIT BURNED OUT MFD. R & R MFD IAW AMM 34-25-05-02.

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