Service difficulty report · Panel · Beech C90

Difficulty date
March 1, 2015
Submitted
March 2, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N438CA
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft serial
LJ1541
Aircraft time
2,534 hours, 10,451 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Mcauly 4JFR34C758
Part
Panel
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PILOT SMELLED BURNING ODOR AND SAW SMOKE IN COCKPIT IN FLIGHT, 20 MINS FROM DESTINATION. PILOT OPENED ADF CB IN ASSUMING IT WAS THAT CB THAT WAS SMOKING. INSPECTION REVEALED CO-PILOT SIDE STORM WINDOW WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED THUS LEAKING RAIN WATER ON TO CB PANEL AND LIGHTING PANEL. MAINTENANCE FOUND LIGHT PANEL BULBS BURNED AND EXCESSIVE WATER/MOISTURE IN LIGHTING PANEL AND CB PANEL. ALL MOISTURE AND WATER WAS CLEANED AND DRIED, BURNED LIGHTING PANEL WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECK OF ACFT ELECTRICAL SYS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT EVENTS.

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