# SDR CA040730008

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 21, 2004
- Submitted: January 5, 2005
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Beech A100
- Registry model: [Beech A100](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft time: 8,612 hours
- Engine: Pwa PT6A28
- Propeller: Mcauly 4HFR34C762
- System (JASC): [3425 · Integrated Flight System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3425)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA040730008

## Discrepancy

(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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