Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
7,322 hours, 7,558 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Melted
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
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) AFTER TAKEOFF, 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT SMOKE IN COCKPIT. RETURNED TO DESTINATION OF TAKEOFF. UPON MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND SEVERAL WIRES MELTED FROM THE FLAP MOTOR SYSTEM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REQUIRED, WILL UPDATE AT A LATER DATE. INITIAL INVESTIGATION IS LEADING TO FLAP UP LIMIT SWITCH AND FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AS FAULTY.

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