SDR 99ZZZX2798

Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Beech E90

Difficulty date
July 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662JS
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW176
Part
Power Supply
Part number
PWFLL28
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

TUL - AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND HAD JUST LEVELED OUT OF 14,500 FEET WHEN SMOKE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CABIN. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT WINDOW FRAME NEAR SEAT NR 6. THE PILOT RETURNED TO TVL. WELL BEFORE LANDING, THE SMOKE HAD QUIT AND CLEARED OUT OF THE CABIN. INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT AT TVL BY SKY TREK AVIATION TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THE POWER SUPPLY FOR THE FLUORESCENT LAMP HAD FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE LAMP RESISTOR TO BE VERY HOT AND THE INSULATION SURROUNDING THE RESISTOR HAD MELTED. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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