Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech A100

Difficulty date
December 13, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
14,114 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Component
Bus Feeder Diod · Beech · 5036430821
Stage of operation
DE
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) WHEN PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES OF MLG & FLT INSTRUMENTS, ALSO THERE WAS SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT EXTENDED THE MLG MANUALLY & LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MAINT DISCOVERED 2 PROBLEMS: THE WIRE GOING TO BUS FEEDER DIODE WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED & BECAME LOOSE. SOME ARCING OCCURED WHEN WIRE BECAME LOOSE & CAUSED SMOKE. THE CONNECTOR AT ENGINE INSTRUMENT C/B PANEL HAD BECOME CORROADED BECAUSE OF WATER COMING IN SIDE PANEL & NOT ALLOWED CURRENT GO THROUGH IT, THIS CAUSED MLG & FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS TO FAIL.

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