Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
14,162 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Altmeter Light
Stage of operation
AP
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) ABOUT 6-8 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING AN APPROACH, THE COPILOT NOTICED HIS ALTIMTER WAS ARCING AND SMOKE WAS COVERING THE GLASS. THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE ALTIMETER CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED. AFTER LANDING WE SHUTOFF THE AVIONICS AND TAXIIED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAULT WITH THE LIGHTING CIRCUIT OF THE ALTIMETER.