Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
August 16, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Part time
960 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT "BUSS TIE ADVISORY" APPEARED , SHORTLY AFTER BUS TIE CB POPPED. ACFT FLOWN DIRECTLY TO MX BASE. CREW HAD REPORTED SEEING THE BUSS TIE ADVISORY "FLASH" ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS BUT NOT STAY ON. LT POWER JUNCTION BOX FUNCTION TEST PERFORMED WITH NO INDICATION OF FAILURE. SB 23-006 "IMPROVEMENTS TO ELECTRICAL BONDING" PERFORMED. ALSO THE NR 1 MAIN BATTERY WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONLY 58 PERCENT CAPACITY. BOTH MAIN BATTERIES REPLACED WITH NEW. CB HAS NOT POPPED SINCE.