SDR 98ZZZX1869

Service difficulty report · Connection · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
April 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N313QS
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
650013
Part
Connection
Condition
Loose
Location
Aux Dc J-Box
Part time
7,009 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
J
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 AFT J-BOX CB ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT. FOUND BAGGAGE HEAT AND APU AUX HYD PUMP CONTROL CB'S LOCATED IN AUX DC J-BOX TRIPPED. USED AN INSP MIRROR AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS WIRING DEFECTS. AFTER SEVERAL HRS OF SYS T/S AFT J-BOX CB ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM AUX J-BOX, ALL SYSTEMS WERE SHUT DOWN, FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. DURING AUX J-BOX REMOVAL, THE SELF-LOCKING NUT SECURING TERMINAL LUG OF MAIN POWER CABLE WAS FOUND LOOSE. HEAT GENERATED FROM ADDED RESISTANCE TRIPPED CB'S AND CAUSED FIRE. AUX J-BOX PREVIOUSLY REMOVED 1-97 TO ACCOMPLISH SB 29-9. PHASES 1-5 COMPLETED 2-98.

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