Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 18, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK244
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Miswired
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING POWER ON, PRIOR TO FLIGHT, INSTRUMENT FLOOD LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND CREW NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. MAINTENANCE FIRST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A BAD PANEL BUT LATER DISCOVERED THE THE COPILOT UTILITY LIGHT PANEL MOUNTING SCREW HAD 28 VOLTS ON IT AND WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE EFB MOUNT CAUSING ARCING AND THE BURNING ODOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PANEL WAS NOT WIRED IAW THE RAC WIRING DIAGRAM BUT IS WIRED IAW THE COMPONENT OEM DRAWING. THE OEM IS AWARE AND IS PURSUING A CHANGE FROM THE COMPONENT MANUFACTURER TO REWIRE THE SYSTEM PER THE RAC DRAWING. THE SDR WILL BE UPDATED WHEN THE FINAL FIX IS IN PLACE.

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