Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 13, 2012
Submitted
February 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525AA
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
8052111
Aircraft time
15,280 hours
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
454712
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM BED TO BDL AND STARTED GETTING SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY IN BDL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DEFECTIVE LT ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH, RUN AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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