Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Grob G120A

Difficulty date
February 23, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grob G120A
Engine
Lyc AEIO540D4D5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
4120G111K1M1
Condition
Failed
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
17 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) PERFORMING AN AERO SEQUENCE, UPON INITIATING FINAL MANOUVER, SMOKE WAS DETECTED AND A SMALL AMOUNT SEEN BY PILOT, LT SEAT, COMING FROM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AREA. THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 1 OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS ALONG THE BOTTOM ROW OF BREAKERS HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE CARBON LIP OF THE LOWER DASH SUPPORT BEAM.

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