Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 8, 2006
Submitted
March 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK413
Aircraft time
559 hours, 479 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Frayed
Location
Electrical
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

CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 240 WITH ALL OF THE ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS ON, A 150 AMP SPLIT BETWEEN THE GENERATORS WAS NOTICED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. ALSO, LITE HAZY SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE LAVATORY AREA OF THE CABIN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO KGSO. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE IN KGSO WHERE CFR RESPONSE WAS GIVEN. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A FRAYED FIELD WIRE AT THE LEFT STARTER / GENERATOR. NO DEFECTS, SMOKE OR ODORS WERE NOTED DURING A GROUND RUN UP CHECK. GENERATOR PARALLEL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND A SUCCESSFUL CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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