Service difficulty report · Relay · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 23, 2004
Submitted
November 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0425
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Relay
Part number
26700481
Condition
Burned
Location
Lt Top Firewall
Part time
3,960 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, PILOT REPORTED THE STANDBY ELECTRIC POWER (ON) AND (INOP) ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. STANDBY POWER SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. PILOT REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STANDBY POWER RELAY AND ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT. REPAIRED SHORTED GENERATOR CONTACTOR SENSE WIRE AT GCU. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED.

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