Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Piper PA42720

Difficulty date
November 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA42720
Engine
Pwa PT6A61
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
170001200
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3,655 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING GROUND RUN, A HOT ODOR WAS DETECTED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE SOURCE TO BE THE RIGHT GENERATOR BUS TIE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE LOWER CENTER PEDESTAL. THE BOLT CONNECTING THE BREAKER TO THE BUS WAS NOT TIGHT AND THE PHENOLIC BLOCK WAS GETTING HOT.

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