Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 24, 2002
Submitted
April 15, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
8,378 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Wire
Part number
1293640919
Condition
Shorted
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLT, CREW NOTICED FAINT SMOKE SMELL, & NOTICED THAT PROP AUTOFEATHER CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. THEY DECIDED TO RETURN TO YYC. DURING APPROACH / LDG PHASE OF FLT, SMELL OF SMOKE BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE. THE LDG & TAXIING TO GATE WENT UNEVENTFULLY. DURING MAINT INVEST. SEVERAL WIRES ON BACK OF AUTOFEATHER OFF/ON/ TEST SWITCH WERE SHORTED / MELTED. FURTHER INVEST. REVEALED SHORTED / MELTED WIRES ON POWER LEVER MICROSWITCHES FOR AUTOFEATHER, TRACING SYS FURTHER IT NOTICED THAT A123 PRINTED CCT BOARD P/N 129-364091-9 HAD BURNT TRACKS & DAMAGED COMPONENTS ON IT. ALL COMPONENTS&WIRING WILL BE TESTED/REPL, FOLL OWED BY EXTENSIVE GROUND CHECK OF ENTIRE AU

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