What was found
CREW REPORTED THAT THE ENG INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THE DC VOLT AMMETER TO BE SHORTED INTERNALLY. REMOVED THE DEFECTIVE METER PN 128-380079-3 SN 409 & INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2014
- Submitted
- March 11, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N741RD
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK432
- Aircraft time
- 3,040 hours, 2,885 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2460 · DC Power Distribution System
- Part
- Ammeter
- Part number
- 1283800793
- Part serial
- 409
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Electrical Sys
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.