Service difficulty report · Indicator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
August 3, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
22,187 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Rotol R321482F8
Part
Indicator
Part number
40007848503
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
23,127 hours
Component
Turn & Slip · Gendesign
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, B, I

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUTE WHEN FLIGHT CREW FIRST NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL THEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE L/H INSTRUMENT PANEL. THEY IMMEDIATELY STARTED DEACTIVATING SYSTEMS AND DESCENDED TO A SAFE ALTITUTE TO DEPRESSURIZE THE CABIN. THE CREW THEN DETERMINED THE FAULT TO BE WITH THE L/H TURN AND SLIP. THE A/C LANDED AS PER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE UNIT IN QUESTION HAD MALFUNCTIONED INTERNALLY.