Service difficulty report · Relay · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
June 16, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
25,317 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D22
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60
Part
Relay
Part number
1A7S5001
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING THE NR2 ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SMOKE FUMES DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. SMOKE CONTINUED TO BUILD. ELECTRICAL FIRE SUSPECTED. THE CREW SHUTDOWN ACFT POWER AND ENGINES. DC BATTERY DISCONNECTED. AFTER SHUTDOWN SMOKE STOPPED. CREW INVESTIGATED SOURCE AND OBSERVED SMOKE MARKINGS ON RT FUSELAGE OTBD ABOVE AC PANEL. PANEL REMOVED CHARRED RELAY AND BURNED WIRING FOUND. LOCATION OF RELAY PANEL IS UNDER COPILOT WINDOW SILL. HEAVY RAIN PREVIOUSLY RESULTED IN SUSPECTED WATER INGRESS ONTO PANEL. ALSO FOUND THAT THE INCORRECT RELAY WAS INSTALLED. CORRECT 50 AMP ENCLOSED RELAY PN IS AN3350-2. REPAIRED DAMAGES WIRING AND REPLACED RELAY WITH CORRECT UNIT.