Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 12, 2008
Submitted
April 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK252
Aircraft time
6,872 hours, 5,821 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Arced
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

CREW EXPERIENCED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT. MAINT FOUND THE 15 AMP STANDBY POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER ARCING. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPLACED. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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