Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 4, 2012
Submitted
December 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B442
Aircraft time
28,582 hours, 31,749 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
55T9081169
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AFTER TURNING POWER ON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM LOWER CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ON FIRST OFFICERS SIDE OF COCKPIT. FOUND WIRES FROM CIRCIUT BREAKER P20 BURNT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, REPLACED WIRE 55T9081-16-9 ,HDA-16,HDA2-2201,JAI0, GA402 AND REPAIRED WIRE HD5-2401 CB P16 AND WIRE FROM CB P19 HD1-1601 AND REPLACED CB P20 ELECTRICAL CHECKS GOOD.

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