What was found
MECHANIC NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GPU PLUG WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE. REPLACED THE EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE AND MULTIPLE AVIONICS COMPONENTS DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEMICALS.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2000
- Submitted
- May 23, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N264CA
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120RT
- Aircraft serial
- 1256
- Aircraft time
- 20,257 hours, 20,975 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2440 · External Power System
- Part
- Receptacle
- Part number
- MS35061
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- F, D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.