What was found
THE PILOT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS FOLLOWED BY THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE. THE BATTERY CONTACTOR WAS FOUND BURNED AT THE 'X2' TERMINAL. THE TERMINAL WAS FOUND LOOSE.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N926ER
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496016
- System (JASC)
- 2430 · DC Generating System
- Part
- Contactor
- Part number
- 455151
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Battery
- Part time
- 29 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- B, H
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.