Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
16,536 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Wire
Part number
J176037
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Comm Head
Part time
16,604 hours
Component
Control Head · Collins
Component part number
CTL22C
Stage of operation
CL
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) FLIGHT CARRIED OUT MAR. 5, 2007, NR 2 COMM DISPLAY WENT BLANK. CONTROL HEAD REPLACED WITH LOANER UNIT, GROUND TESTED OK. NEXT FLIGHT AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND UPON ROTATION THE CREW SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE NR 2 COMM CONTROL HEAD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. CONTROL HEAD REMOVED FOR REPAIR AND INVESTIGATION. FOUND WIRE P/N J176037 IN NOSE AVIONICS BAY GOING FROM RELAY J304 TO TRANSCEIVER TRAY WITH CONTINUITY TO GROUND. WIRE REPAIRED AND ORIGINAL CONTROL HEAD INSTALLED AFTER REPAIR, COMM OPERATED FOR 2 HOURS ON THE GROUND WITHOUT FAULT. NO PROBLEMS REPORTED THE SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT. (TC NR 20070308002)

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