Service difficulty report · Holder · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
July 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Aircraft time
21,869 hours, 11,143 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C5
Part
Holder
Part number
CC670400803
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
21,869 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL350 THE F/O CHART HOLDER BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SPARK. CB 2G6 TRIPPED AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND A SMALL SCREW BEHIND THE LIGHT ASSY ON THE CHART HOLDER HAD COME LOOSE AND CONTACTED THE LIGHT ASSY CREATING A SHORT. THE SCREW WAS TIGHTENED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CHART HOLDER, PN CC670-40080-3.