Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
October 14, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft time
40,349 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AR
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
727421
Condition
Unserviceable
Stage of operation
CL
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) ACFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER THE ODOR OF SMOKE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE COCKPIT. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOTS RMI INTERNAL LIGHTING HAD FAILED, WHEN THE LIGHTING FAILED THE 1 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT POP, ALLOWING THE UNIT TO HEAT UP, CAUSING THE ODOR. THE RMI WAS REPLACED AND THE C/B WAS REPLACED.