Service difficulty report · Panel · Beech B99

Difficulty date
July 5, 2016
Submitted
July 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N194WA
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U64
Aircraft time
42,170 hours, 67,974 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
115364012605
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cockpit
Part time
42,170 hours, 67,974 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM OVERHEAD PANEL. AT ABOUT 9:45PM HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. LANDING SAFELY. THE ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. INSPECTED OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL PANEL AND FOUND CAUSE OF SMOKE TO BE 2 EA LIGHT BULBS ARCING OUT ON RIVET IN UPPER LT CORNER. FURTHER INSPECTION OF REMOVED PANEL SHOWED CAUSE TO BE CORROSION BRIDGING ACROSS COPPER TRACKS, CREATING 2 SHORT CIRCUITS.

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