Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 99

Difficulty date
October 20, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 99
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit Panel
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKE OFF THE CREW OBSERVED A LOW FUEL PRESSUE LIGHT INDICATION ACCOMPANIED BY THE TRIP OFF OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH FOR THE LT SECONDARY PUMP.SMOKE WAS EMINATING FROM BEHIND THE LOWER LEFT PANEL AT THE SAME TIME. THE TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN ON THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A TERMINAL ON THE CB/SWITCH THAT APPEARED TO BE LOOSE WHICH IS BELIEVED TO GENERATED THE WIRING OVERTEMP. THE DAMAGED WIRE AND CB/SWITCH WERE REPLACED.THE CB WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO HAVE NO INTERNAL ANOMOLIES

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