Service difficulty report · Wire · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
April 14, 2008
Submitted
April 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145LF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9072
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E
Part
Wire
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
AA
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

THIS REPORT IS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE OF SMOKE/ODOR CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE FAULT IN THE OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. MECHANICS REPLACED THE APPROPRIATE WIRING AND DUMMY CIRCUIT BREAKER INVOLVED IN THE INITIAL FAULT. AIRCRAFT WAS OPS CHECKED AND THEN RETURNED TO IT'S BASE.