Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech B200

Difficulty date
May 17, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
12,662 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
727725
Condition
Melted
Location
Rt Cb Panel
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

PILOTS SMELLED A FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE THAT SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AFTER THE ENVIRONMENTAL SWITCHES WERE TURNED ON AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. DURING GROUND CHECKS OF THE ACFT, BY MX, THE FIRE DETECTION SYS WAS FOUND U/S WHICH LEAD TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BEING FOUND MELTED/BURNED.

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