Service difficulty report · Regulator · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 4, 2010
Submitted
November 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0247
Aircraft time
8,002 hours, 8,424 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
1H7521RX
Part serial
7AP74
Condition
Faulty
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
3,238 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FLT 8830 PDX TO MFR: DURING CLIMB, SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL ODOR APPEARED FROM PILOT SIDE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN EUG WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CB, SWITCHES, RELAYS & WIRING FOR SIGNS OF BURNING. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PERFORMED GROUND RUN OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FLT 7662 FROM EUG TO PDX PILOT NOTED SIDE WINDOW PILLAR EXTREMELY HOT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEED AIR PRESSURE REGULATOR. PERFORMED GROUND RUN WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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