SDR 97ZZZX613

Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N750FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0511
Part
Power Supply
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
453 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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 WHILE TAXIING ACFT, HEARD A LOUD 'POP' AND THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH ELECTRICAL SMOKE. MAINT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT. UPON ARRIVAL, FOUND NO SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN. MX STARTED THE ACFT ENG AND ALL SYSTEMS, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REMOVED CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND GAINED ACCESS TO CIRCUIT BREAKERS, BUSS BARS AND ASSOCIATED WIRING, INST PANEL SWITCHES, AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. TEST FLIGHT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOTED THE WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR WAS INTERMITTENT. THE SYS WAS PROPERLY DEFERRED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. UPON REPAIR OF THE WX RADAR INDICATOR IT WAS NOTED THE POWER SUPPLY WAS SHORTED.

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