Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 24, 2005
Submitted
August 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428P
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB745
Aircraft time
7,740 hours, 7,352 cycles
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
9036402211
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lighting Sys
Part time
7,740 hours, 7,352 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING PILOT PREFLIGHT THE PILOT WAS CHECKING THE FUEL CROSSFEED SYSTEM AND SWITCHED TO CROSSFEED TO THE RT ENGINE. THE PILOT THEN HEARD A CRACKLIN SOUND AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE SWITCH AREA. THE PILOT THEN CANCELED THE TRIP. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE CROSSFED SYSTEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SMOKE. THE EDGE LIGHTED PANEL FOR THE BACK LIGHTENING HAD SHORTED OUT AT ONE OF THE BULBS.