Service difficulty report · Gyro · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
October 29, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
8,153 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Gyro
Part number
200DC
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN) ON FINAL FOR LANDING, PILOT AND PASSENGERS NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL, SECONDS LATER WHITE SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN COMING FROM BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED AND AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN. INSPECTION REVEALED DIRECTIONAL GYRO HAD SHORTED INTERNALLY AND MELTED DOWN.