Service difficulty report · Relay · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Relay
Part number
AN33701
Condition
Failed
Location
Battery
Part time
1,331 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) IN IFR FLIGHT DURING DESCENT, SMOKE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT. CREW SHUT THE HEATER AND THE MASTER SWITCH, OPENED SIDE WINDOWS TO CLEAR THE SMOKE. AFTER LANDING, THE AME NOTED THAT THE BATTERY RELAY HAD HEATED AND THAT TERMINAL 2 OF THE RELAY HAD MELTED. DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS DONE. THE RELAY WAS REPLACED.

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