SDR ACE050405

Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 4, 2005
Submitted
May 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC45
Aircraft time
43,771 hours, 38,305 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PIREP - LEFT LANDING LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPS OFF APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER LIGHT TURNED ON, ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL NOTED IN FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE DEACTIVATED CIRCUIT. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE, FOUND EVIDENCE OF HEATED WIRES AT BUSS SIDE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH AND SWITCH EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF HEATING (SUSPECT HIGH RESISTANCE FROM LOOSE TERMINAL). REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH AND RE-TERMINATED AFFECTED WIRES, CLEARED DEFERRAL.

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