Service difficulty report · Diode · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
August 1, 2017
Submitted
August 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197WA
Make and model
Beech 99A
Aircraft serial
U130
Aircraft time
33,493 hours, 39,561 cycles
Part
Diode
Part number
1N4007
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Instrument Panel
Stage of operation
TX
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

PILOT REPORTED WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER DASH BY BRAKE HANDLE FOR 3 SECONDS JUST BEFORE SHUTDOWN. THE ISSUE WAS TROUBLESHOT TO FAILED DIODES IN THE VOLTMETER CIRCUIT. THE DIODES WERE REPLACED IAW THE WIRING DIAGRAM MANUAL, SEC 2. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE VOLTMETER WAS SATISFACTORY AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. NO FURTHER SMOKE NOTED.

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