Service difficulty report · Capacitor · Cessna 401B

Difficulty date
November 29, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 401B
Aircraft time
16,252 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520EB
Part
Capacitor
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 1 Radio
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) PILOTS REPORTED BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND THE LOSS OF 1 RADIO. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR IMPACT ON OPERATIONS. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE SOURCE OF THE BURNING ODOR WAS FROM THE NR 1 COMM. THE NR 1 COMM WAS SENT TO A REPAIR BS FOR A TEARDOWN AND ANALYSIS. THE SOURCE OF THE BURNING ODOR WA FROM A BURNED CERAMIC CAPACITOR ON A CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE COMM.

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