Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Beech A100

Difficulty date
October 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
22831
Condition
Shorted
Location
Gps Receiver
Part time
91 hours
Component
King · KLN90B
Stage of operation
DE
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) SMOKE NOTED AND SMELT COMING FROM BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING DESCENT. BATTERY AND BOTH GENERATORS WERE SHUT OFF AND THE SMOKE STOPPED AVIONICS MASTER RESELECTED ON AND SMOKE OBSERVED AGAIN INVESTIGATION FOUND THE GPS RECEIVER CIRCUIT BOARD HAD OVERHEATED IN ONE AREA. THE BOARD APPEARS TO HAVE GROUNDED TO THE CASE. THE MANUFACTURER IS INVESTIGATING ALONG WITH THE OPERATOR. MORE INFO TO FOLLOW.

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