Service difficulty report · Terminal · Beech 99

Difficulty date
September 30, 2002
Submitted
October 16, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
33,309 hours, 40,782 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A20
Part
Terminal
Condition
Loose
Location
Circuit Breaker
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DESCENT INTO FORT SMITH FROM FORT CHIPEWYAN, THE CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY SMOKE.ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS TURNED OFF.ALL NON ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS WERE TURNED OFF THEN POWER WAS TURNED BACK ON. THE SMELL REAPPEARED.POWER WAS RESTORED LONG ENOUGH TO LOWER GEAR AND MAKE RADIO CALLS THEN TURNED OFF FOR LANDING. ON INSPECTION, THE WIRE ATTACHED TO THE POWER SIDE OF THE WING DEICE LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS LOOSE.THE BAD CONNECTION WAS CAUSING THE WIRE TO HEAT UP NEAR THE TERMINAL.

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