Service difficulty report · Hsi · Beech A100

Difficulty date
June 21, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
8,612 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C762
Part
Hsi
Part number
066302710
Part serial
4014
Condition
Overheated
Location
Dme Display
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, N
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB, BURN ODOR, SMOKE WHERE DETECTED IN COCKPIT. PILOT ADVISED ATC, DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT WHICH HAD VFR CONDITIONS AT TIME. WHILE FLYING INTO HEAVY RAIN, TURBULENT AIR, RT ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RT ENG WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN. AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSP OF RT ENG DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF FIRE, SMOKE, OR BLEED AIR LEAK. FIRE DET SYS WAS TESTED USING AC FIRE DETECTOR TEST SWITCH. FIRST TIME, RT NR2 FIRE DET INDICATED U/S. MALF COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. BURN ODOR AND SMOKE WAS FOUND TO BE COMING FROM DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME) DISPLAY SECTION OF HORIZ SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI) CIRCUIT BOARDS. DME CB WAS PULLED, GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT, AC FERRIED FOR REPAIR.

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