Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 25, 2006
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK168
Aircraft time
6,691 hours, 5,271 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
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

THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, SPARKS AND A SMOKE SMELL WERE NOTED BETWEEN THE CONTROL YOKE AND THE PILOTS PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY. UPON INSPECTION, BURNS WERE DISCOVERED ON BOTH PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS AND ON THE WIRES BEHIND THE YOKE.

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