Service difficulty report · Panel · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 15, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
14,032 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Panel
Part number
1015245001
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Part time
14,882 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AND A WISP OF SMOKE AT THE CO-PILOTS CONTROL WHEEL. IT LASTED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DISAPPEARED. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT UPON ARRIVAL AND FOUND THAT THE EDGE-LIGHTED PANEL AT THE CO-PILOTS CLOCK WAS AT FAULT. THE LIGHTING WAS DISABLED AND DEFERRED IAW THE MEL UNTIL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARRIVE. THE AREA WAS INSPECTED AND ADJACENT SYS TESTED WITH NO ADDITIONAL FAULTS NOTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED.