Service difficulty report · Bus Bar · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
July 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35084
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46991
Part
Bus Bar
Part number
S49169538
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE CREW OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE AREA OF THE FIRE T HANDLES ON OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND JUST TO LEFT OF T HANDLES WHILE EN ROUTE FROM MXP TO EWR. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO CDG WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT EMERGENCY BUS A PHASE B7-48 BUS BAR TERMINAL AND ELECTRICAL FLAG TERMINAL X274AA8A BURNED. THE RIGHT EMERGENCY BUS BAR EPR NR 3 & NR 2 C/B WAS REPLACED. ADDED ONE MORE C/B TO OVERHEAD C/B PANEL F21 AND INSTALLED TWO NEW FLAG TERMINALS TO CONNECT BUS BAR.

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