What was found
NAVIGATION RECEIVER CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING UNIT TO EMIT A BURNED ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT AND UNIT DID SMOKE AT FAILURE. CREW PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND RETURNED. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N216HA
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH733
- System (JASC)
- 3454 · Visual Omnirange (VOR) System
- Part
- Receiver
- Part number
- 6222080011
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Nav
- Part time
- 10,186 hours
- Component
- Collins · VIR351
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.